While Indigenous people make up 3% of Calgary's population, 41% face homelessness.
CALGARY, Alb.-The city of Calgary has announced a first-time endeavor to provide affordable housing for Indigenous citizens to the tune of $30 million to make it happen.
Maa'too'maa'taapii Aoko'iyii'piaya, the Blackfoot name for the program, which means "Indigenous First Nation Housing" in Blackfoot, aims to create between 150 and 350 units in what the city calls a "historic investment."
Currently, while the Indigenous population is only three percent of Calgary's demographic makeup, the Indigenous make up forty-one percent of the homeless population. An estimated 3,800 Indigenous households i...
