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The Ontario Native Education Counselling Association is leading an effort to reverse the federal government's decision to begin taxing Aboriginal students' post secondary student support funding as their income. Included in this income is tuition, book allowance and living allowance, scholarships, bursaries and travel dollars.

ONECA's Taxation Action web site contains information that can be used as back up information and actions that individuals, organizations and communities can taking, including:

• Your individual petition. (To be submitted by ONECA on your behalf)
• A printable petition form to collect signatures in your community or organization. (Just print the page that opens)
• "Letter to the editor" from President of ONECA Kimberly Smith-Spencer
• "Letter to President Bernard (Cambrian College) from Kimberley Smith-Spencer"
• "Third National Survey of First Nations On-Reserve on Education and Culture ".
• "The Impacts of the Taxation of Post Secondary Support Fund"
• "Briefing Note To The National Chief, AFN Education"
• "Motion put forth by the Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Assembly"