Addressing the Housing Crisis on Navajo Lands ETD Inc.’s work in environmental compliance plays a vital role in addressing the critical housing shortage on Navajo lands. According to the late Navajo President Kelsey Begaye, the Navajo Nation faces a shortage of approximately 20,000 homes across the reservation. In response to this pressing issue, ETD partnered with the Southwest Indian Foundation…
HUD funds New Homes in Native Communities through NAHASDA and Section 184 Loans For over 40 years, the Southwest Indian Foundation (SWIF) has been providing assistance to the “poorest of the poor” in desert southwest reservation areas (SWIF, 2021). One of SWIF’s programs includes new housing, which is funded through U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Native American Housing and…
