Housing Problems and Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives

摘要

The purposes of the study have been to: (1) evaluate the housing problems andneeds of American Indians and Alaska Natives, (2) assess the effectiveness of existing federal housing programs in meeting those needs, and (3) compare alternative approaches and suggest ways in which federal policy regarding the housing of these Native Americans could be improved. This report, the first major product of the study, is its assessment of housing problems and needs. The report is based primarily on analysis of Census data on housing and other characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)' population. However, it also relies on other information sources for the overall study: analysis of data from HUD management information systems; interviews with a broad range of Federal officials; telephone interviews with officials of virtually all local Indian Housing Authorities (IHAs), the agencies that administer HUD programs in Tribal Areas nationwide (as used in this report, Tribal Areas include American Indian Reservations, Alaska Native Villages, and other special types of areas so designated by the U.S. Census).