On June 7, 1993, Skigin-Elnoog Housing Corporation was incorporated by the New Brunswick Association of Metis and Non-Status Indians to address the housing needs of its membership in the province.

Section 15.1:

The first program that Skigin-Elnoog delivered was the 15.1 Social Housing Program of the National Housing Act. This program was jointly funded by CMHC and NBHC and enabled Skigin-Elnoog to purchase and renovate older existing unites for our members. Skigin-Elnoog acquired unites under this program until August of 1976 when this program was ended.

Rural and Native:

In September of 1976 Skigin-Elnoog took over delivery of the Rural and Native Housing Program, Section 401, from NBAMNSI. This enabled Skigin-Elnoog to continue to exist and freed the Political Organization from administration of Housing Programs. This program enabled Skigin-Elnoog to assist rural Native families acquire new housing at affordable costs. Skigin-Elnoog delivered the rural and Native Housing Program until 1981 when the program was terminated by New Brunswick Housing Corporation.

Urban Native:

In June of 1979, Skigin-Elnoog began delivery of CMHC’s Urban Native Housing Program. This program enabled Native families who were paying more than 30% of their family income for housing to live in warm, housing at rent they could afford.

Over the past 14 years the Urban Native Housing Program has enabled Skigin-Elnoog to acquire 166 unites of apartments under the Pre-84 version of the program and 30 unites in the post-85 Urban Native Housing Program.

The development of Skigin-Elnoog has come a long way since June, 1973. The corporation has been developed slowly and with care to ensure success and not failure. The Executive and Board have given direction and development policy with the future of the Corporation and it’s membership in mind; and we have been faithful to the founding objectives of the Corporation; better housing for our people and self sufficiency.

Hopefully, in the future, the development of Skigin-Elnoog will lead to self sufficiency and the assets and credibility of our Corporation will enable it to continue developing housing programs for the Off-Reserve Aboriginal People of New Brunswick.

Information from Skigin-Elnoog on our rental programs can be obtained by calling us at (506) 459-7161, or by visiting our offices at 120 Cliff Street, Fredericton, NB, E3A 2T1.