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sesn ES a way to hieve p8fsanal and academic luccass and to impm
relmbn rates (Johnson 8 Boehm. 1Bg.5). TnnW pmgrams (hn i-
nd wen, sensitive to Fim Natms priwipies of seifdmefminatii also
e n m d s- and mention (Wdick 8 Simpson. 1978). Parmership
. .. .
~ i n ~ ~ r n s t i k e k e u c d ~ ~ m r n
pmvidad an improved edWonal envimnment for Abwiginal W ntr. Taking .
the inliatiw to educate and lead Wand rnpograms that am culturally aware and
wnriliw to Aboriginal r(udenis roesrred and fostered busting mlatmskips
bdween Mudent servicas and Mginal groups as wall as inaeased recruitment
- and mtenlion rates (Falk 8 Ailken. 1984; Khfmld slal.. 1987; Meyam. 1997).
Making a cw for Aboriginal student nviruiws
Them is a growing c c m d o ~ a u - -1 ~ pea* ofthair need
for poa-sxdary &m(ion and pmtassiial aaNiar. tlvuwer, they are still
-' under.mpmsenled in mist post-s8n~nda-y instilutiaa (Hsndsrson. 1991).
.- Themiom, preswre has been exetied by Aboriginal groups to seam sw'al
uniwsily p~grams w support services to reme and wpm Native studenis.
especially forthe Aboriginal sh&em for whom the high Ddlool syrtem w s
i n a m (Myman. 1981). SuppoR seNiar are impartard becaMe ic
has been dsmonslrated that hey empowar slucMi4s to fully panieipats in higher
eddion and enrid their in- wah their pmwma (Wright. 1998).
Brady's (lass) research on high 65x01 dmpouts, lwnd that Nadve and
mn-Natw dropouts share many ofthe h e fealings ofaliin6lon from Me