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as likehlm mi crmpteta high rchod as me msmben of the gcwnl population.
and ofthe ~ l h mperrant a of Fimt Ualbns people who puw a college
educab'on, onty 24% eam degrees (Armstmng. Kennedy. Obfb. 1990). Over
lhO past lwa ka&u Me Canadian Federal gwemnmnt expendiiunrs m
Abc4ginal pmt-samndary edm#un and m i n d Mudant endment has g m
rapidly. In 19858. Me government spsnt 56.535.36 per rhldent tdslling $73
million on an Abaiginal rtudent po- of 11.170 (Senam Repxi. 1997). In
I= (his mae M $10,346.15 a student. bawd on a (undi budget of $289
mllii for 28,WO students (Saclote Repxi. 1997). While individual funding
incmx6d over 54.000 dollan in Mn years, one murt keep in mind Mat over this
same peM, Wim, books and living mi6 also ihead.
Overall. Abuiginal psoplas have been underrepresented and haw a high
allfilh rate d ew governmental, inrtiMimal. and community initiatives in many
C8nBdii unbmiiks. In Canada and Me USA, i n m s hava baan weking
ways of enmuraging Abxiginal -lea m punw graduab sludias M errnure the
sunrival of Native Wdii programs. Tho hiring of more Abaiginal fauAly and
staff with (he ~DSI ofcres(ing a supportrue atmmpi~em conducive to imwshg
nnatiMl rateof Abarig'MI studem is one weh amlegy (Frank. 1992; M I .
1991: W i 6 T*. 1993).
Hbbxy d Aboriginal Student Sewiar
Aboriginal shldent secviars f rt began in the late 19703 in univetsii in
AWIa and QsMchman. The mining pmvim and mimiss did rot bagin