A Sampling of Community-Based Housing Efforts at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Autor/inn/en	Wood, Clinton L.; Clevenger, Caroline M.
Titel	A Sampling of Community-Based Housing Efforts at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Quelle	In: American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 36 (2012) 4, S.3-27 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-6463
Schlagwörter	American Indians; Ownership; American Indian Reservations; Housing; Living Standards; Interviews; Labor; Construction (Process); Construction Needs; Wages; Skill Development; South Dakota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Eigentum; Indianerreservat; Unterkunft; Lebensstandard; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Aufbau; Konstruktion; Wage; Löhne; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; South-Dakota
Abstract	Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is in need of several thousand houses to alleviate overcrowding and improve living conditions. The United States government has failed to provide appropriate or sufficient housing and other individuals and organizations that have attempted to build homes for the Lakota have met with widely varying results. This paper documents community-based housing activities of fifteen Pine Ridge residents who attempted to implement a variety of construction techniques. The biggest challenges were obtaining and paying for resources and finding competent, reliable labor. The interviewees used local and salvaged materials extensively and worked within the local, informal economy to meet these challenges and address their dissatisfaction with government cluster housing. Findings suggest that local, community-based construction may provide a successful and culturally sustainable strategy for residential construction because it equips builders with a means to earn a living, develops construction skills, establishes a sense of ownership, and provides appropriate housing that enriches lives and builds pride. (Contains 9 tables and 48 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10