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nandaloty. ~hii mumd allocated ducat& funds ware used for their speciftc
m. Houever, Wm is a I& of wRaimy in the continuance of fcdwal
educa(ion inkhlivsa, one such program whore IUndlng is u nmin is the ~ 1 -
rsmndacy student assistance pmgram. This patiilar pmgram atal does not
havsalegelativehe, W i i ~ ~ ~ ~ i o n o f ~ h
pmgram's fuiure (Standing Commiltea on Aboriginal Affiin. 1989).
Univenrtty and allege mnlng was rot lnmrporated into the W-
rsmndary initiative pmgram until 1983 when the Treasury Board apprwsd the
Univenii and College Entram Preparation Program (UCEP). The goal of
UCEPwas to provide finamial assislam to registered Aboriginal and Inuit
peoples plnuing un~versHy and mllage e m programs. This and other
F&d pmgrams did not eaiend to non-status Aboriginal psoplea and sommes
limited funding to thore status Abaiginal students who lived off-?eserve (Standing
Comminee on Aboripinal Main, 1989).
In responding to m~nority atmm. twva studies pmgrams wwe seen as
mahanisms (or recruamem and mtion fa Amaican Indian students (Kiwi.
1991). HowBwr. sin- the 1880's maq of t he pmgrams have disappeared
due to lack of m u m and immsl ( Wl. 1991). In Canada. while wme
ihsliions mnbnue to oRbr NaWe audiss and Nanw teacher edwalion
Progrsms. AbatQinsl pW6s ware slitill underrepfesented as faculty and stanof
lhesa pmgms (Frank. 1991). In fact. Aboriginal pa@s were found to be hvice