Meeka Atagootak says the house in Pond Inlet on Nunavut's Baffin Island that she shares with her children and grandchildren is 'unlivable' 12 years after a water truck hit and damaged it.
Last Updated Sunday, October 16, 2022 10:19AM EDT
Atagootak is one of thousands of Inuit facing housing issues in Inuit Nunangat -- the Inuit homeland in Canada comprising communities in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Northern Quebec and Labrador. A 2017 report from the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples detailed the severity of the housing crisis in Inuit Nunangat and called on the federal government to provide stable, long-term funding, among other measures.
Living in poor housing conditions has been linked to the spread of disease, chronic illness, poor mental health and family violence, and can contribute to poor socio-economic outcomes. A 2019 study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found it to be a factor in the disproportionately high rates of tuberculosis among Inuit.
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