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Comnity improvjrn::nt r:m;uir-salso tliat standards of housing and szi~itaryfaciliti;:~ b~ upgrad ,d. ,.ousinz stand~rds do not inc,.t th; rni:~i.,lu~~ I~ousin:ir;!quir,n;nts of t h national ~ building. cod-. .'h.:s..; conditions must 's.; cor-r-ct;,d 33 thz iixpact of inad~quat. housin~ 011 thi! social ,nvironrnsnt and itsiff :ct on tho family unit can SJ crucial to th.~ dsv-lopimnt of pro;lic:ssivcid. :a15.. r>j.~cth? policy of th; Indian . STairs ;ranch to nov,: Indians off rcs~r-vations into non- Indian urban rUsiddii'ci~l -3rdas.On-r.:s ~nr: housiil.; assis-tancv should 5.3 at th,: smnc l:v.;i as thi off-r;s..rvs housing assistance.:::!cr.;ationfaciliti~s should 13.3 madc availabl~ to Indian hands to combnb-trural frustrations and to sncourag- cor,uimity activitiss.It is particularlyimportant that young-r poop12 hav..; th,; indans to sxdrcis~ thcir youthfulzxubsranc; and to rrork off thlcir frustrations 3s growing-up prsssurcsd 2v:2lop.rz favour th;! ;stablisl%n:ntof 3 provii1ci~1 wid.: com,ymications pro:'l;?.figanczd by thd jov;rni~nt but adi~inist.~r;!c! by Indians. ;his pro:l'$:x shouldinvolvs cotmw,~icatior. xork;rs, n.;wslctt..rs , radio- tclsvision tiin.;, aid 0 t h ~ ~modirn r,~othods of co:xmnicS ion.21; program could b.: dzv.~lo?od to r~acha11 livols of th;~ India? cofimmnity. Obj.:ctivi:n would b- to providi. th?rssourccs to ~ncourazd Indians to sp,;ak up for th:;ir otm 'ights,ai~d t7n;r~-by bb,>comz pcrs onally i;~volv.~d in r-:cogni zi13 : and in ixprovin. th,;ir ormconditions.Th;! coroin~nic;rtions and cm~~iunitjr d;;v~:lop!nsnt programs !.mzt b>coi?pntil?l~ and work to:x:;th.~r.Confimnity d~vclopmont prosrams would inclu6a:mprcssntation on r,~zionalschool boards and planning boards, housing and roads d:valopmsnts,capitali-xprov ~msnt pro,or-am, public works, roacarch and comnunications programs,colmuniky sarvicos, public utilitiss, tc~rri planning, housing, coiaimnityaffairs, and russarch..J; proposu that tho F;d.:ml 3ov~rn:1;;i1i; ::tnblish a Provincial Indi,>:n L;c!lool
8.8~ rust~o .;ssociztiofi, a Provincial aducational council consistin:: of I'nclimpcopls to d ,a1 with matt~rs iilvolvinz ;duca'tion and 0th-r r-latod 'ili:ttirs.>hsir splicific r~spoilsibility would b3 to ~n:surs that th.3 oducationa2sy:;tc,r;i mcognizds thi unip; contribution of Indians to tho dov~lo~~cx?t ofthis countrj aid to :nsurG that sducational proqains ars dosigncd 'to ;;noour-aga Indians to participat, in thcir own social, cconm~ic and sducntionL~ladvaiic~n~nt. This board should hav, th, povdr to appoint Indian schooltrustcos to various school boards throu:houtth2 provincs basid upoil .&hasxt-nt of Inclinn population within ,ach commulity.ills Fodsral Govsrn-;n:::ltshould proscribe as 1 condition of i~n~riilg :rantsto th; provincialnuthoritiss for tha oducation of Indian childrsn that the F'rovincialIndian .3chool %'rustza .:ssociation b, constitut;d as racommsndsd aild tho~r'20 givsn th~sr powors.Fbrth~r program that nasd considsra'olc attaition are th:: trainin% ofIndian tzach,rs,bursury prograns for post secondary zducation includinzacadlmic, vocational, tochnical and university.&so, special hi.211school prograins for Indian drop outs, and oth:r ssnricos such as spdcialtminin:,Indim collozss, studsnt host~ls, counsolXing a11d placclilentservicss , Indian/non- Indian cultural cxchai~:~ prograins, transportationand accon;.lodation.'i"n3 funds for zducation should b:t provid;;d to band councils. 3andcouncils can in turn d3cids whzthzr to cp;;i-,-.tz Indian schools and havsassociated Indian school boards, or makc contracts wtth nearby publicschools for smlo or a11 of tlic Indian stud::nts.mass contracts wouldprovid.;. for an Pndian voics and voto in tho operation of thoso schools.Opportunity could ba providod for othor Canadian childrcn to attondschool on tho rsssrvos.It is sspscially importact that nursory schools and kindorgartans bcprovidod in Iiidian communitios to propnri Indian children to onter thoirrdgular provincial aducatioual systcin.Pro-scilool training is ofsi~nificant iiaportancc and should provide tmk~ing in tl~s Indian l~i?,~;:osand orisntation ?ro:ra.miingd~signad to assist tho stud~nt in onhriii:fori~ml educational training psriod.
Page 2 and 3: DR.JT COPY.- TIIE ?.CD:DL&i POYITIO
Page 4 and 5: for purposes of constitutional guar
Page 6 and 7: Je desire recognition by the govern
Page 8 and 9: 'i%e appointment of an Indian claim
Page 10 and 11: - 9-S .
Page 12 and 13: Tho t1,ro senior governments should
Page 14 and 15: If Indian self-govemnt is to have a
Page 16 and 17: UNION OF: B.C. lNDfAN CHIEFSVI . E
Page 20 and 21: IT"LL~J dducstional progr3;I should
Page 22 and 23: Indians to surviv~? on tilair o:in
Page 24 and 25: ~ ---.1. .1;C;L;: :i10;: .;'! ;po;l
Page 26 and 27: 3. ,Soripinal clairxs aiid troaty o
Page 28: 29. 'a16 councils to hnvo taxin% er

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