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New Housing Community Launches to Combat Native Homelessness

12/5/2025

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The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC) opened Oshki-Gakeyaa, a 24-unit Permanent Supportive Housing community in Minneapolis, to address homelessness among Native individuals, particularly women.
The facility is fully occupied.
Native Americans are 30 times more likely to be unhoused than white Minnesotans.
MIWRC emphasizes the need for ongoing support and culturally aware interventions to combat these challenges and aid recovery.

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Story summary

The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC) opened Oshki-Gakeyaa, a 24-unit Permanent Supportive Housing community in Minneapolis, to address homelessness among Native individuals, particularly women.
The facility is fully occupied.
Native Americans are 30 times more likely to be unhoused than white Minnesotans.
MIWRC emphasizes the need for ongoing support and culturally aware interventions to combat these challenges and aid recovery.