{"id":22195,"date":"2023-10-23T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=22195"},"modified":"2023-11-06T09:07:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:07:43","slug":"native-american-housing-assistance-and-self-determination-act-of-2023-passes-senate-after-10-year-lapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/native-american-housing-assistance-and-self-determination-act-of-2023-passes-senate-after-10-year-lapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 2023 Passes Senate After 10 Year Lapse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The United States of America has a\u00a0<\/span>housing problem<\/span><\/a>. Houses across the board are unaffordable. In some places, particularly on\u00a0<\/span>Native American tribal lands<\/span><\/a>, homes are also in an unsurmountable state of disrepair. Much of the latter is attributed to a lapse in legality, namely in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.<\/span><\/p>\n

This vital piece of legislation, which some see as the backbone for housing in Native American territories, lapsed back in 2013. Attempts to revive the bill have proved futile year after year. Newfound hope now emerges in that the fabled act passed the Senate in late July of 2023 with overwhelming bipartisan support.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the legislative control turns in the direction of the House, it is unclear what the future of Native American housing might hold.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Shambles: Native American Housing Lacks, Not Only in Supply but Also in Basic Safety Features<\/span><\/h3>\n

In an interview with\u00a0<\/span>AZ Central<\/span><\/a>, Shiprock Chapter President Duane Yazzie described a sense of hopelessness when discussing the state of housing in tribal territories across Arizona, where a $12 million project consisting of nearly 100 houses was completely torn down.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project was the work of the Navajo Housing Authority, which once worked under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA, for short) to address the regional housing shortage.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is unclear why the homes were demolished rather than fixed, but one glaring issue with infrastructure is lack – lack of housing, lack of legislative support, and lack of basic safety features. Several investigations on Native American housing show that these structures regularly feature:<\/span><\/p>\n