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The uw of the temp. Abo-l and mn-Aboriginal or mainstroam and
minority brings lo the fmdmtlhe &bale of identity and lk d i ! of using
'us~lhrm' terms in re&& lo m M . Callnu (1998) examined the
iMl(n of belanging, entitlement repesentaion and aulommy within me context
ofthis dabate. She found that wing Uma 'binary' lerms oRen mflided wah
rn tradifional winel leadrings which state that all humm am beings and
thenaae should be me- ofthe same famiiy (Calliou. 1998). The view that
all studem am not alike- supported by Heath's (1978) wrk on prumaliky
development of higher education studenls. Heath (1978) found that among the
predominatefywhae, uppsrmiddla dals maleu varialims oflanpMPment and
maturity inhnced the development of pnonalii. The mle of student affairs
and satvice pmfessiils in this dichotomy has bean to help those involved find a
balama biwen the two culbnni W W LaCounte. 1987). R was recognized
that ti% winal st- who do not want igsimilption and the I?siWbns
sbld reabze the gmwing Wnity on their can- and b importan- (Ma
LaCounte. 1987).
T h e ~ ~ p i m o f w h o i s a n d w h o i s n o t ~ i ~ l ~
lo M-amb to one gmup or andher. To belong to both leaws one in limbo
whiloascnbing lo the mn-mainheam gmup lea* one bying to maimin their
own sen-identity and all that anla& withim a mainsbsam cum. In addressing the
dXmml value splam d Aboriginal and mainsbaem cultue. Fogarty (L White
(1994) desuibad Aboripind sludenb as having dledkist v&es whero m