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“Two of Montour’s granddaughters write that while the ‘British monarchy’ took away his culture, he felt loyal to it.” Inside the June issue: @davidvenn_ on “Brown Tom’s Schooldays,” a residential school account by Enos T. Montour. reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2025/…

We’ve got great books across the board! Read @davidvenn_ on elections (@McGillQueensUP), Caroline Noël on Angel B.H.’s “All Hookers Go to Heaven” (@invisibooks), and Emily Mernin on Kevin Lambert’s “May Our Joy Endure” (@biblioasis). reviewcanada.substack.com/p/bookworm

This week’s Bookworm reaches new heights! No. 74 features @SelenaMercuri on Sarah Moses’s “Strange Water” (@guernica_ed), @davidvenn_ on Marie Wilson’s “North of Nowhere” (@HouseofAnansi), and a poem by Jade Riordan. reviewcanada.substack.com/p/bookworm-no-…

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“I really do think that there’s a bunch of people now across Nunavut that would jump on it" if HAP program was reintroduced, says housing corporation CEO | Nunatsiaq News nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

Lastly, Pt. 4: Could HAP return? What challenges would it need to overcome? “This HAP program gave freedom to the people,” former NWT Housing Corp. worker says. “Freedom. Freedom. Freedom.” nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

David Nuluk built a livelihood around building homes. And some see the Homeownership Assistance Program — where people built their own homes with government-provided materials — as having that same effect. nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

Plugging part 3 of @davidvenn_ 's series on Nunavut housing today: Building people, building homes. HAP "improved not only the quantity and quality of local housing, but also to have contributed to community pride, independence and self-esteem.” nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

This is worth your time. In depth and thoughtful.

Here's part 2: nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

Here's part 1: nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

Pt 3: skill-building & pride You’ll learn about HAP’s secondary benefits through a case study in Fort Good Hope & meet Naujaat elder David Nuluk who built his livelihood off building homes — an opportunity hardly available for Nunavummiut today. nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

"A lot of companies — not all — a lot of companies, though, are just driven on that bottom line ... Let’s get this job done. Let’s get out. Let’s make our money." Read part 2 of @davidvenn_'s housing series, The high cost, low return of public housing: nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

@Maqaiti I haven't heard of MAP before ... I'll add it to the list.

@davidvenn_ As a child, I remember watching my dad, uncles, grandparents and others build the house I would call home. HAP changed my life. Before we got our HAP house, we couch surfed a lot.

@tattuinee Wow. Thanks for sharing, Brian. I heard so many stories like this while reporting. I could only imagine how special of a memory that is.

In Sept. 2021 I heard about a few homes Inuit built in the 1970s that were among the best-built in the community. I saw this as an opportunity to look at Nunavut’s housing crisis with a focus on solutions.

Here is Part 1 of the 'Our Home' series, which looks at an old GNWT housing program that worked for Inuit. The series asks, who did it help, why did it end, what were the benefits and could it be brought back today? nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

Part 2 - HAP was cheaper than public housing (117K vs 943K per unit) - HAP can relieve public housing wait lists for units and repairs - Elder Helen Iguptak on NHC and public housing: “It’s a long waiting game … You keep calling them and nobody shows up.” nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…