{"id":665093,"date":"2026-06-24T16:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=665093"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:30:11","slug":"native-america-calling-affordable-housing-progress-misses-native-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/06\/24\/native-america-calling-affordable-housing-progress-misses-native-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Affordable housing progress misses Native priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, June 24, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nAffordable housing progress misses Native priorities\r\n<\/div>\r\nSweeping legislation in Congress is aimed at lowering the cost of housing.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n The fate of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banking.senate.gov\/newsroom\/minority\/scott-warren-release-21st-century-road-to-housing-act-legislative-package-to-boost-housing-supply-and-bring-down-costs\">21st Century ROAD to Housing Act<\/a> is still questionable, but if it is approved it would, among other things, remove some barriers to housing construction, especially in major cities. While the bill enjoys relatively rare bipartisan support, Native American affordable housing advocates say it is a missed opportunity to address long-standing issues faced by a population disproportionately affected by housing affordability. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act [<a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/6644>H.R.6644<\/a>] includes provisions for tribal housing improvement, but Native housing experts say it falls far short of what\u2019s needed. Mostly, Native advocates are pushing for reauthorizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/helping-americans\/public-indian-housing-nahasda\">Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act<\/a> (NAHASDA), the block grant program driving the construction and repair of thousands of homes in Native communities over the last three decades. It\u2019s authorization expired more than a dozen years ago. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to discuss recent progress and ongoing needs in affordable housing.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/02\/17\/national-american-indian-housing-council-hails-movement-on-nahasda\/naihcindianhousing\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"21191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/02\/17\/national-american-indian-housing-council-hails-movement-on-nahasda\/naihcindianhousing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/17\/naihcindianhousing.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Indian Housing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indian Housing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Indian housing at work. Photo courtesy National American Indian Housing Council&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/17\/naihcindianhousing-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/17\/naihcindianhousing.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Housing\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21191\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indian housing at work. Photo courtesy National American Indian Housing Council<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jacqueline-pata-0093b824\">Jackie Pata<\/a> (Tlingit), president and CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionalhousingauthority.org\/\">Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority<\/a>; First Vice President of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tlingitandhaida.gov\/\">Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes<\/a> of Alaska; co-chair of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/helping-americans\/public-indian-housing-tiac\">Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee<\/a>; and board member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/naihc.net\">National American Indian Housing Council<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDerrick Belgarde (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Chippewa Cree), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefseattleclub.org\/\">Chief Seattle Club<\/a> in Seattle, Washington\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nLenny Fineday (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), general counsel for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/\">National Congress of American Indians<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nGriffin Hagle-Forster, executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aahaak.org\/\">Association of Alaska Housing Authorities<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Congress is taking a bipartisan approach to affordable housing. 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