Elile and Zooey have lived in Whatcom County all their lives, mostly on the Nooksack reservation in rented tribal housing and with family members. Elile shared that she lived with a lot of stress and anxiety when she lived in tribal housing.

Cathalina Barril owned a home when she was married, but after getting divorced and moving from Seattle to Whatcom County, “I thought I’d live in tribal housing all my life,” she said…