RECONCILIATION: MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER - SUPPORTING RECONCILIATION
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PHASE
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
KEY STEPS
Supporting Reconciliation
Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations on updating the guide or developing a new resource that includes tips and lessons learned – a roadmap - on how to develop or operate housing developments. Work with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations in the development of housing projects that enable access to critical support services close to or within housing developments.
guide and seek feedback on what should be added or changed.
Explore ways that the guide can be updated and made as accessible as possible to all Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations.
Collate information from this initial engagement on the range and type of services of interest to
Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations connected to housing developments.
Reach out to other ministries (e.g., Ministry of Health and Ministry of Children and Family Development), provincial and local health authorities (e.g., First Nations Health Authority, Vancouver Coastal Health), and other provincial agencies and institutions to collaborate on finding ways to link critical health and other support services to housing development focusing on the needs of Indigenous families, women, youth, and Elders. To help address challenges Indigenous communities face, housing and support services need to be simultaneously offered. Undertake research on different housing models and approaches with integrated services including gathering examples and best practices from Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations. Consider how these approaches impact the development of housing and inform the Indigenous Housing Fund program guidelines.
Work with Indigenous, federal, and provincial
Research different examples of policies from housing organizations and Indigenous Nations,
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