According to this article just under half of the homes on reserve had levels of mold that affect health. It goes on to discuss what causes mold and why it thrives in reserve housing, the effects these mold levels have on the residents and aboriginal people as a whole, what is being done about it, and what should be done about it. This is not just a health problem, but a social one as it is “due to a series of historical and socioeconomic factors, including disenfranchisement from traditional territory, environmentally inappropriate construction, high unemployment rates, lack of home ownership, and insufficient federal funding for on-reserve housing and socioeconomic improvements” (p.14). It touches on several topics I want to discuss in my paper such as what housing looks like, the impacts mold is having and the four recommendations they have to fix the problem moving forward (recommendations on page 19 included throrough testing and data on aboriginal health and homes, proper mold prevention education, and government commitment to remediate the root socio economic problems). The article does a great job of evaluating the problem through a scientific lense while still understanding the outside factors that lead to the mold epidemics. It is easy to read and very informative, most health article on indigenous peoples aren’t able to make such deep connections to the root issues and these authors did a great job at writing a convincing article. At least three of the authors are professors at University of Victoria from different fields which must be why this article seems fairly interdisciplinary (note to self look more into Dr. Shaw’s research).  They have a very extensive list of sources some of which I am planning to read myself moving forward as they seem to pertain to my research. If my thesis stays true to my plan this information will be ideal in justifying a need for change and how mold resistant building materials such as cob may be a well suited solution.