Native America Calling: Combating a Native American housing crisis

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Combating a Native American housing crisis

Among California’s efforts to fight homelessness is an allocation of more than $91 million to boost tribal housing efforts.

The Cherokee Nation is putting $40 million toward affordable housing this year. That’s on top of a $120 million housing investment two years ago on the tribe’s reservation in northeastern Oklahoma.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is disbursing almost $73 million toward housing programs for 38 tribes. The aim is to offset the persistent disparity in Native American homelessness.

Join Native America Calling to hear what that money is being spent on and what hurdles remain.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to meet housing challenges

If we stand still on housing, we will fall behind.

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Guests on Native America Calling

Jamie Navenma (Hopi), executive director for the Laguna Housing and Management Enterprise at the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, president of the Southwest Tribal Housing Alliance, and a representative for Region 8 for the National American Indian Housing Council

Evelyn Immonen (Turtle Mt. Band of Chippewa Indians), senior program officer for the Tribal Nations and Rural Communities team at Enterprise Community Partners

Jody Perez (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), executive director of the Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority on the Flathead Reservation in Montana