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Montana Free Press Raises Awareness of Housing in Native Communities

Raising Awareness of the Reality of Housing & Homeownership in Montana's Native Communities

The Montana Free Press recently published a three-part series, The Shelter Gap, that examines the barriers to buying, renting, and building homes on reservation land and highlights the community benefits of secure housing. Many of the Coalition’s members and partners contributed to these articles, providing an authentic portrayal of the challenges and innovative solutions surrounding housing and homeownership in our Native communities.

PART 1

No roads home: How a chronic housing shortage keeps reservation communities in crisis.

PART 1 PHOTO ESSAY

Seven people, three bedrooms, and two days in the life of a family on the Blackfeet Reservation

PART 2

The development conundrum: Why is housing so hard to build in Indian Country?

PART 3

House and home: When housing works, tribal communities win