Therapeutic landscapes of home: Exploring Indigenous peoples' experiences of a Housing First intervention in Winnipeg.

摘要: In this paper, we explore Indigenous perspectives of culture, place, and health among participants in a landmark Canadian Housing First initiative: At Home/Chez Soi (AHCS) project. Implemented from 2009 to 2013 Winnipeg four other cities, AHCS was multi-city randomized control trial that sought test the effectiveness as model for addressing chronic homelessness people living with mental illnesses. As Winnipeg's homeless population is over 70% Indigenous, significant efforts were made accommodate culturally specific health, spiritual, lifestyle preferences project's participants. While daunting challenge an intervention perspective, experience also provides unique opportunity examine how participants' experiences can inform improved housing policy Canada. our study, conducted independently from, but endorsement project, utilized case study approach Data collected by means in-depth qualitative interviews (N = 14) key informant project staff investigators (N = 6). Our exploratory work demonstrates despite relative satisfaction intervention, peoples' sense place city remains largely disconnected their experiences. We found structural factors, particularly shortage affordable systemic erasure Indigeneity urban sociocultural political landscape, have adversely impacted home.