Being homeless in one’s homeland is a colonial legacy for many Indigenous people in settler societies. The construction of Commonwealth nation-states from colonial settler societies depended on the dispossession of Indigenous peoples from their lands. The legacy of that dispossession and related attempts at assimilation that disrupted Indigenous practices, languages, and cultures—including patterns of housing and land use—can be seen today in the disproportionate number of Indigenous peopl...

A critical examination of precarity and inequality in Aotearoa New Zealand.Precarity explores the uncertain, insecure, and unequal lives of marginalized communities in New Zealand, including the poor, elderly, disabled, homeless, and refugees. It moves beyond labor to examine cultural expression and safety struggles, placing lived experiences in plain sight. This book is for social work professionals, policy makers, and anyone interested in social justice....