The Muskrat Hut Sustainable Hub Project/ The land should lead us: Acknowledging community viability to practice Indigenous health sovereignty in northern Manitoba

Débora Boratto (UFMG Brazil), Dr. Alex Wilson (University of Saskatchewan), Asfia Kamal (University College of the North)

The WHO considers shelter as an essential determinate of health. Even so, many Indigenous communities in Canada suffer from housing insecurity. This paper panel will use the Muskrat Hut case study to show how a community-led project about housing and sanitation can be integrated to traditional Indigenous knowledge, sustainability and social justice.