Hamilton Indigenous Housing

Today the K-M office posted copies of a complaint letter dated March 7, 2012 from Dundurn Place Care Centre which is located across the street.  Since the letter is addressed to the tenants of Koo Gaa Da Win Manitou Housing Complex I’m going to respond to Debbie Roakes complaint via hand delivered letter and this blog. Ms. Roakes:  At present there are no tenants from the KM building selling contraband directly to your residents plus judging by your writings you assume because we’re native then we must be selling contraband.  I’m well recognized in the downtown community and I can honestly say there are many individuals selling contraband who are non native. Since you have no proof of your claim I find your letter offensive plus to even suggest we rat out on our own people, my response to you is “Forget it!”  We put up with a lot from your care centre with the loud noise from the residents at all hours 24/7 and we don’t come running to you to complain.  In ...

Eight male tenants live in the KM housing complex which is 1/3% of the building capacity.  Once in a while there's a few squabbles in the community room but as a whole we get along well. Native men tend to be more complacent and content as long as one doesn’t invade their space.  Some of the guys signed up for the cable/internet/phone service offer so you can be sure most of them will be in their man cave doing what they do best....procrastinate.  :) Since the majority of tenants are Native women there tends to be more hen pecking, whispering gossip and back stabbing here then in other subsidized housing facilities. I never understood the need to know other people’s business. It must be female trait…or flaw. :P Update: After the blow out last week and after the office staff dragged my neighbor’s bony ass to the office for a closed meeting she’s kept her distance and all is quiet…..at least for now. ;) Warmer weather is upon us and once again I can hear laughter fro...

Earlier today as I was walking downtown I ran into Denise, first she saw me then honked her horn, smiled and waved a hello as she drove by.  I in return gave her the thumbs up and waved back I haven’t seen her since her contract was up with UNH’s. What a remarkable woman....she has a great personality, wise and unpretentious, while she was here we had many talks in regard to the Native ways and about life and she never when over the line in regards to protocol. She once told me the Director was surprised she didn’t apply for an Outreach position that was soon to be available at the time.  She made the right choice not to apply with the restrictions the Outreach workers have to abide she wouldn’t have been happy working here.  To Denise if you read this I hope you and your son are doing well.  Live Long & Prosper.  *Raises a glass of diet coke*…..Cheers from Tony. :)