LISTEN | Indigenous-led housing is on the rise:
Jeff Messina and his wife found affordable housing through an Indigenous-led development on Tsawwassen First Nation land, where homes cost about $300 per square foot compared to the regional average of $1,000. Similar projects across Canada, including Sen̓áḵw on Squamish Nation land and Taza on Tsuut’ina Nation land, are making homeownership accessible while promoting Indigenous economic growth. Leasehold agreements on First Nations land allow buyers to own homes at lower costs, as they only own the structures, not the land. Chief Laura Cassidy of Tsawwassen First Nation expresses pride in contributing to addressing Metro Vancouver’s housing shortage through these developments.
