▁that ▁A IM ' s ▁advert ising ▁campaign ▁was ▁rac ist , ▁specifically ▁because ▁it ▁imp lied ▁M ét is ▁parents ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁their ▁children , ▁port rayed ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁as ▁inferior ▁and ▁unw anted , ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁any ▁white ▁family ▁could ▁be ▁accepted ▁for ▁ad options . ▁ ▁A ▁C BC ▁News ▁segment ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁by ▁rep orter ▁John ▁Warren ▁stated ▁that ▁ 5 0 0 ▁children ▁had ▁found ▁permanent ▁homes ▁through ▁the ▁A IM ▁program . ▁An ▁un ident ified ▁man ▁representing ▁A IM ▁that ▁Warren ▁inter views ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁increased ▁ad options ▁of ▁Indian ▁and ▁M ét is ▁children ▁was ▁not ▁due ▁to ▁prior ▁pre jud ice ▁but ▁increased ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁their ▁avail ability ▁for ▁ad option , ▁adding ▁that ▁ 1 7 0 ▁children ▁up ▁to ▁age ▁ 1 0 ▁currently ▁were ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁homes . ▁Further , ▁the ▁A IM ▁representative ▁stated ▁that ▁four ▁years ▁earlier ▁" children ▁of ▁native ▁origin " ▁represented ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁adopted ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁years ▁they ▁represented ▁one ▁in ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁adopted ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁The ▁A IM ▁representative ▁said ▁that ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁primary ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁he ▁hoped ▁that ▁A IM ▁would ▁help ▁people ▁of ▁different ▁races ▁understand ▁each ▁other . ▁In ▁his ▁report , ▁Warren ▁also ▁mentioned ▁that ▁First ▁Nations ▁leaders ▁were ▁critic izing ▁A IM ▁as