Beinghomelessinone’shomelandisacoloniallegacyformanyIndigenouspeopleinsettlersocieties.TheconstructionofCommonwealthnation-statesfromcolonialsettlersocietiesdependedonthedispossessionofIndigenouspeoplesfromtheirlands.ThelegacyofthatdispossessionandrelatedattemptsatassimilationthatdisruptedIndigenouspractices,languages,andcultures--includingpatternsofhousingandlanduse--canbeseentodayinthedisproportionatenumberofIndigenouspeopleaffectedbyhomelessnessinbothruralandurbansettings.EssaysinthiscollectionexplorethemeaningandscopeofIndigenoushomelessnessintheCanada,Australia,andNewZealand.TheyarguethateffectivepolicyandsupportprogramsaimedatrelievingIndigenoushomelessnessmustberootedinIndigenousconceptionsofhome,land,andkinship,andcannotignorethecontextofsystemicinequality,institutionalization,landlessness,amongotherthings,thatstemfromahistoryofcolonialism.IndigenousHomelessness:PerspectivesfromCanada,NewZealandandAustraliaprovidesacomprehensiveexplorationoftheIndigenousexperienceofhomelessness.IttestifiestoongoingculturalresilienceandlaysthegroundworkforpracticesandpoliciesdesignedtobetteraddresstheconditionsthatleadtohomelessnessamongIndigenouspeoples.
