Winter is returning to Edmonton, a hostile settler city where the majority of the houseless community is Indigenous. In 2023, 421 Edmontonians died of issues related to houselessness. This almost doubled the previously unprecedented 222 deaths in 2021. Now in 2024, the number of houseless Edmontonians has increased by at least 47%. Frostbite amputations have reached a new high. And more life-saving programs have been defunded. Amidst the unprecedented number of amputations and deaths, the City of Edmonton and its police force continues its aggressive encampment eviction policy. In response, calls to action by a coalition of ten advocacy groups includes an end to the harms of encampment evictions and the refunding of life-saving programs. 

In this episode of Keep Moving, we talk with Rachelle, Bryce, and Mikayla from Tawâw Outreach Collective. We discuss how to support our unhoused neighbours this winter. We also talk about the consequences of encampment evictions, the benefits of harm reduction through an Indigenous lens, and what you can do to take care of yourself and others doing mutual aid work. 

Keep Moving is a podcast about life in the beautiful Beaver Hills, houseless encampments, Pekiwewin, and much more. This episode of Keep Moving originally aired live on CJSR 88.5FM on Monday, October 21, 2024.

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