Politics sidetrack Indian housing: Inter-agency feud adds difficulty to problem solving

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Rolo, Mark Anthony Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 01-12-2000 Politics sidetrack Indian housing: Inter-agency feud adds difficulty to problem solving By Mark Anthony Rolo Today staff Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There is no greater or more visible need across Indian country than housing.

Throughout tribal lands there is a massive shortage of decent homes. And, for those Indian families fortunate to have a place they can call their own, chances are the structure is flimsy, uninsulated and sub-standard in every way. But while tribes continue the ongoing struggle of getting Congress to appropriate more housing money each year, there are other political roadblocks. In recent months the director of the largest Indian housing advocacy ...