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School's prospects dim

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The struggling Plains Indian Cultural Survival School has managed to keeps its doors open for another year, but staff and students are facing an uncertain future.

"Next year does not look promising," said school principal Jerry Arshinoff.

Of the urban high school's 429 students, 305 are adults, most of them 20 to 23 years old. Calgary school board trustees voted to cut funding in 1993 for all over-age students not covered by adult education grants. That would mean refusing an education to about three-quarters of the students, Arshinoff said.

School's prospects dim

Page 2

The struggling Plains Indian Cultural Survival School has managed to keeps its doors open for another year, but staff and students are facing an uncertain future.

"Next year does not look promising," said school principal Jerry Arshinoff.

Of the urban high school's 429 students, 305 are adults, most of them 20 to 23 years old. Calgary school board trustees voted to cut funding in 1993 for all over-age students not covered by adult education grants. That would mean refusing an education to about three-quarters of the students, Arshinoff said.

School's prospects dim

Page 2

The struggling Plains Indian Cultural Survival School has managed to keeps its doors open for another year, but staff and students are facing an uncertain future.

"Next year does not look promising," said school principal Jerry Arshinoff.

Of the urban high school's 429 students, 305 are adults, most of them 20 to 23 years old. Calgary school board trustees voted to cut funding in 1993 for all over-age students not covered by adult education grants. That would mean refusing an education to about three-quarters of the students, Arshinoff said.

Urban votes won't be separated

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Natives who cast their votes from urban areas in the Oct. 26 referendum will not be counted separately like the votes of those in aboriginal communities and on reserve, Elections Canada announced recently.

That decision has left urban Natives wondering if the self-governing status promised in the agreement has been breached before the vote even takes place.

Urban votes won't be separated

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Natives who cast their votes from urban areas in the Oct. 26 referendum will not be counted separately like the votes of those in aboriginal communities and on reserve, Elections Canada announced recently.

That decision has left urban Natives wondering if the self-governing status promised in the agreement has been breached before the vote even takes place.

Urban votes won't be separated

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Natives who cast their votes from urban areas in the Oct. 26 referendum will not be counted separately like the votes of those in aboriginal communities and on reserve, Elections Canada announced recently.

That decision has left urban Natives wondering if the self-governing status promised in the agreement has been breached before the vote even takes place.

Urban votes won't be separated

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Natives who cast their votes from urban areas in the Oct. 26 referendum will not be counted separately like the votes of those in aboriginal communities and on reserve, Elections Canada announced recently.

That decision has left urban Natives wondering if the self-governing status promised in the agreement has been breached before the vote even takes place.

Justice system discriminates

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The Canadian government needs to do more to improve its record of human rights for aboriginal peoples and rid its justice system of racism, according to Amnesty International.

In a report released recently to mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas, the human rights organization examined oppression, torture and killings of Native people throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Justice system discriminates

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The Canadian government needs to do more to improve its record of human rights for aboriginal peoples and rid its justice system of racism, according to Amnesty International.

In a report released recently to mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas, the human rights organization examined oppression, torture and killings of Native people throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Justice system discriminates

Page 2

The Canadian government needs to do more to improve its record of human rights for aboriginal peoples and rid its justice system of racism, according to Amnesty International.

In a report released recently to mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas, the human rights organization examined oppression, torture and killings of Native people throughout the Western Hemisphere.