8 9 ▁follow - up ▁report ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Journal ▁of ▁Native ▁Studies ▁by ▁the ▁Man it oba ▁Met is ▁Federation ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁situation ▁had ▁not ▁improved ▁but ▁in ▁some ▁ways ▁was ▁becoming ▁more ▁problem atic ▁for ▁Met is ▁Children . ▁ ▁De anna ▁R eder , ▁C ree - M ét is , ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Depart ments ▁of ▁First ▁Nations ▁Studies ▁and ▁English ▁at ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University , ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁that ▁adult ▁ad op te es ▁who ▁were ▁affected ▁by ▁these ▁policies ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁speak ▁out ▁about ▁their ▁losses : ▁loss ▁of ▁their ▁cultural ▁identity , ▁lost ▁contact ▁with ▁their ▁natural ▁families , ▁bar red ▁access ▁from ▁medical ▁histor ies , ▁and ▁for ▁status ▁Indian ▁children , ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁their ▁status . ▁ ▁Long - term ▁effects ▁on ▁children , ▁parent ing ▁and ▁communities ▁ ▁Canada ' s ▁Tr uth ▁and ▁Re con c ili ation ▁Commission ▁( TR C ) ▁documented ▁the ▁experiences ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁children ▁who ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁resident ial ▁schools ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁TR C ▁Commission ers , ▁who ▁were ▁task ed ▁with ▁sharing ▁this ▁knowledge ▁with ▁all ▁Canad ians , ▁focused ▁on ▁child ▁w elf are ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁of ▁ 9 4 ▁calls ▁to ▁action ▁in ▁their ▁final ▁report . ▁Pub lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁TR C ▁report ▁addresses ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁Si xt ies ▁S co