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Discussion of the findings
Aboriginal student MwiCss mnlm in many Canadian universities are at
variQus atages of darslopment While some centnr, have had speeirr wvke
for Abaiginal students since (he earn 1970'0, mast ofthe centre6 have only
been opened sime the 1990'8. Many of Uws Centres began wiVl government
funding in resdian to r eaum and ret&on issss for Mginal students
who wen putWng specific nalivbheurad pmgnms, such as, Aboriginal L eer
ducalion pograms w Firat Nations studii pmgnm. Today many centres
have extanded (heir awvicea b all Aboriginal Mudents on w c4fcampus.
Ultimately, student smrices exi.t b support studems and b pmmote their
dW&pmsnt WWil LaCouM, 1887).
Conducting a mads sclressment of Aboriginal nhldant sarviccls in
Canadian univmM6 wacr impoM for revere1 masma. It gathered information
on a naliocul law1 ofthe cun'ent r(ahn of s8Mm rmwiaion lo Abarigimal studem
m Canadian univsrsities; I prarided a mmprim of the peneptims of m m
pmviding the wW%s Bnd fhu3a using Ihe seluicas; and I a d d m some of
lha issws wmndinp gudent nauimwmt and mtenkw as I per!aiMd b me
Aboriginal univsmly student populion. Indiiy, the study rewllsd in (he
mpillfionof~Matmbeusad~~)a~l~ceguidefor
Aboriginal d&nI smiea canhn m CaMdian unimMas. All ofthis