
It determined a “For Indigenous, By Indigenous” (FIBI) Strategy and a FIBI Centre is required over and above the National Housing Strategy already announced in November 2017 and includes the following key actions:
- Incorporate a national URN Indigenous housing entity to achieve collective goals, manage and control allocated funds that will be used towards providing housing and housing supports for Indigenous peoples;
- Collaborate with one another through the national organizational structure to provide Housing for urban, rural, and northern Indigenous peoples;
- Work together to compile research, develop communications strategies with respect to advancing the urban, rural, and northern housing strategy;
- Jointly identify, develop and advocate priority initiatives that the coalition signatories mutually agree upon;
- Acknowledge the need for partnerships with governments, municipalities and Indigenous governments and other parties to benefit the provision of Housing for urban, rural, and northern Indigenous peoples; and
- Make decisions jointly with partner organizations where collectively agreed upon.
Vision, Mission & Values
VISION
All Indigenous people across Canada will have access to supports and services that provide safe, affordable, secure and dignified housing.
MISSION
Provide lasting solutions that increase access to affordable housing and end homelessness for Indigenous people living in urban, rural and northern areas through research, advocacy, partnerships and supporting housing providers in the building of homes.
VALUES
Relationships: We acknowledge that every community and every project is unique. We seek to collaborate and support each community from a place of trust, transparency and respect.
Partnership: We build the community & achieve success through partnerships founded on integrity, trust and reciprocity, establishing relationships that are transformative, believing that knowledge is relational and connected to all creation.
Respect: We respect & celebrate diverse Indigenous communities by recognising their knowledge, traditions, teachings, worldview and way of being thereby ensuring all Indigenous voices are heard including Elders, women, children, LGBTQ2S+ and Persons with Disabilities.
Inclusivity: We affirm the worth of all Indigenous peoples and capitalise on the richness inherent in our differences seeking to develop and sustain relationships rooted in respect, trust and dignity.
Accountability: We act with integrity, holding one another responsible for achieving our Vision and adhering to our guiding principles.
Leadership: We lead by example, finding new ways to serve the interests of Indigenous housing and housing support providers.
Collaboration: We work together through this coalition to ensure the well being of Indigenous peoples and our lands.
Service: We serve the Indigenous housing & support service providers, working with them in achieving their goals and sharing knowledge in a respectful way.

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Board of Directors

Alma Argeullo
Brantford Native Housing (ON)

Chelsea Combot
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Housing Friendship Centres

Sally Ledger
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services

David Seymour
M'akola Housing (BC)

Juanie Pudluck
Nunavut Housing Corporation

Jocelyn Formsma
National Association of Friendship Centres

Janine Harvey
Indigenous Housing Network (NWT)

J. Robert Lafontaine
Gareial Housing (Regina, Sask.)

Laurent Odjick
Societé Immobliere Regroupement des Centre D'Amite Autochtones (QC)

Gary Wilson
Aboriginal Housing Management Association (BC)

Scott Clark
Northwest Indigenous Council (BC)

Robert Byers
Namerind Housing Society (SK)

Georgina Brass
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council Housing Authority Inc.

Sidney Peters
Chief of Glooscap First Nation