Poverty and Homelessness Action Week: Addressing Ongoing Colonial Harms
As we observe Poverty and Homelessness Action Week (Oct. 20-25), it is essential to acknowledge the disproportionate representation of Indigenous people in poverty and homelessness across Canada.
The causes of this disparity are rooted in colonial systems, policies, and structures designed to displace, dispossess, and dehumanize Indigenous people, rather than individual failure.
Poverty and homelessness among Indigenous peoples is not an accident or a result of individual failure.
It is crucial to recognize the ongoing impact of these colonial harms, including the trauma inflicted by residential schools. Support services, such as the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program hotline, are available to help survivors and their relatives cope with the trauma invoked by the recall of past abuse.
The author reflects on their personal experiences, having written many short stories about their life, highlighting the need for awareness and action to address the systemic issues contributing to poverty and homelessness among Indigenous people.
Author's summary: Colonial systems cause Indigenous poverty.
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