09/22/2026
Inuit Women’s Voices. Inuit-Led Solutions. Safe housing is essential to the health, safety, and well-being of Inuit women, girls, gender-diverse Inuit, and their families. Inuit-led research and community knowledge are guiding solutions that can make a meaningful difference in their everyday lives.
Our recommendations call for long-term investment in Inuit-led housing solutions, including dedicated funding, expanded emergency and transitional housing, culturally appropriate services, Inuit-led research and data sovereignty, and clear accountability for federal housing commitments.
Read the policy brief to learn more.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓂᐱᖏᑦ. ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ−ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᑦ. ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᖃᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐊᓘᕗᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒥᖏᓂᖏᓄᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᓂᖏᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ, ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᓪᓗ, ᐊᕐᓇᐅᔭᐃᓪᓗ, ᐊᖑᑕᐅᔭᐃᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ. ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ−ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᐅᖃᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᓕᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᑕᒪᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔨᕗᒍᑦ ᑎᓕᓯᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ−ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᖀᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᐅᑏᑦ, ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓈᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᔨᑦᑎᕋᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ, ᐃᓄᖕᓄᓪᓗ−ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᕆᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᐅᖃᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓕᑎᒃ, ᑐᑭᓯᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᕕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖃᑕᕆᐊᖃᒻᑎᑕᐅ;ᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᐃᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ.
ᐅᖃᓕᒪᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅᐸᑎᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᕈᑎᕗᑦ.
https://pauktuutit.ca/publications/ -briefs