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Unseen and Uncounted: Indigenous Homelessness in California

Unseen and Uncounted: Indigenous Homelessness in California

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 "There are still tribes that don't have running water. There is no electricity. This is California, not a third-world country. It's in our backyard."

Mariah McGill and Christine De Los Santos from Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority share a truth that most Americans don't know exists: the invisible crisis of indigenous homelessness. When they partnered with Mendocino County to actually count Native Americans experiencing homelessness, going where others never looked, to the storage containers, makeshift tents, and forgotten corners of reservations, they discovered that 37% of the homeless population was indigenous. They had been there all along. Just uncounted.

This conversation goes beyond statistics. It's about elders living without dignity, about sovereignty that's been ignored, about 109 federally recognized tribes in California alone fighting for recognition. But it's also about hope. About housing that heals, that preserves language and culture, that wraps around people with traditional practices and community care. It's about building homes where Native people don't feel like they're in jail, where gardens grow traditional plants, where elders design spaces for elders.

"Partner with the people you're looking to serve," Christine urges. "They are the experts."

A conversation that will open your eyes to a crisis hiding in plain sight and to the indigenous leaders refusing to let their people remain invisible.
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