OTTAWA — The lieder Indian Alfairs Depart
_ Ment yesterday slammed the door on the idea |
_ Natives have the the right to a free colle ege or university

an overhaul of its $130-mittion ; post- -

ce program, the department Said
t of natives’ treaty rights. .

eu 1 the ‘goverr
Indians need financial help t
wil continue nats at its

The ‘provincial government’ s extra 4
* commitnent to post-secondary education.

(not —
to mention the UBC fund-raising match-—
ing commitment of $66 million) have 4

been committed in recent weeks. - 2
_ The record of Succeeding Social Credit |

governments in the field of Sc |

"ary eduction. i is a Proud o Z

Those governments bate two of thires a.
universities. and 17 of the 19 colleges and
Institutes. The college system initiated by &
_ the Social Credit 8overnments was so fae
- S00d, in fact, that the one- term NDP —

Ane adopted it.

_ The post-secondary system is far ines Pe
“Crawiord Kilian’s “squalid slums.” either fae
physically or intellectually, (‘“Education’ sf
_ Squalid slums”. left behind, ” March 22)... =

* Let us commend those who contribute
significantly to our fine education system
— the students and the teachers. Positive §

tive attitude. These are the people who
i peWork, “at: and Solve Problems: ;

nog aia ane
Ame es Sosemarseg. are

have y yet to se anythin y ing hat was bull 2

p-compaer cS - RUSSEL C”
z MLA, Vancouver

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