137). The first government subsidized housing program for Inuit was the Eskimo Housing Loan Program, which operated from 1959-1965 (p. 141). This rent-to-own program provided “matchbox” houses made ...

In some places, Inuit were living in houses that government officials perceived as “shacks ... Eventually, the Matchbox unit was replaced by the “Rigid Frame,” 16 feet by 16 feet unit that had ...