Styrofoam igloos: A 1950s cure for the Inuit housing crisis
The shelters were eventually abandoned for more modern housing typical of southern Canada — which in turn caused housing problems that Nunavut is still addressing today.
May 26, 2021
1963
Content warning: This piece contains an offensive term applied to some Indigenous Arctic peoples in the quotes from historical news coverage.
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