Introduction Social problems impact many groups of people and individuals living in society. Such social issues can derive from people’s history, culture, and the process of change that affects communities in every location. In Canada, one of the most pressing social issues is homelessness – a population of people unable to afford a residence for various reasons (Gaetz, Gulliver, & Richter, 2014). Among homeless people, many are of Aboriginal descent which also constitutes a more particular social concern. The rate of homeless Indigenous people in Metro Vancouver, for example, has reached more than 30% of the total homeless population in 2017 (BCNPHA & M. Thomson Consulting, 2017). The social issue of homelessness among Native people is further complicated by the fact that this group of people experiences another type of challenge based on their ethnicity, culture, and history. The context behind Aboriginal homelessness yields various perspectives on this problem, including positive and negative views on governmental support, the recognition and avoidance of structural issues such as institutionalized racism, and a debate about the usefulness of affordable housing. Historical Context To understand why homelessness of Aboriginal people is a separate social concern, one must investigate the history of this problem and find possible underlying cultural, political, and economic issues. The status of being homeless is often perceived negatively by societies and often linked to such adverse perceptions as laziness, lack of education, poor professional skills, and other unfavorable personal characteristics (Oelke, Thurston, & Turner, 2016). Thus, homeless people face a significant amount of discrimination based on their status and financial capabilities. A similar issue is present for people who work at jobs with a minimum wage and cannot afford to live in a comfortable setting or have access to education and self-development (Ehrenreich, 2016). The existence of these issues shows how status affects people in their personal and professional lives. In the case of Aboriginal homeless people, the society’s concern with status is also strengthened by a more extensive system of institutionalized racism that reveals itself through behaviors, attitudes, and even policies and laws. According to Gaetz et al. (2014), colonialism, tightly woven into the history of Canada, led to Indigenous people experiencing violence, institutionalized oppression, and poverty on the basis of their race. Such a significant impact affected generations and created a racial disparity between non-Aboriginal and Indigenous Canadian residents. Furthermore, it increased the difference in people’s access to healthcare, housing, employment, and education. Urban Aboriginal homelessness also exists in the same framework of systemic oppression (Oelke et al., 2016). The intergenerational trauma mentioned above became a deciding factor for Aboriginal people’s access to economic and professional improvement. One of the examples of institutionalized discrimination is the existence of the Indian Act, first established to define the “Indian Status” and control the identity of Indigenous people (Lawrence, 2003). Bill C-31, passed in 1985, altered the harsh guideli