▁all ▁newly ▁born ▁children . ▁She ▁was ▁cry ing ▁because ▁she ▁realized ▁– ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁later ▁– ▁what ▁a ▁mistake ▁that ▁had ▁been ." ▁ ▁In ▁Al berta , ▁ 4 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁children ▁in ▁care ▁were ▁Ab original ; ▁ 6 0 ▁to ▁ 7 0 ▁percent ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an ; ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁to ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁in ▁Man it oba . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Ab original ▁Justice ▁Im plementation ▁Commission , ▁" John ston ▁estimated ▁that , ▁across ▁Canada , ▁Ab original ▁children ▁were ▁ 4 . 5 ▁times ▁more ▁likely ▁than ▁non - A bor iginal ▁children ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁child ▁w elf are ▁authorities ." ▁Similar ▁find ings ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁by ▁other ▁exper ts . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁who ▁were ▁removed ▁by ▁social ▁workers ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁communities . ▁A ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁study ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Council ▁on ▁Social ▁Development ▁found ▁ 7 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁status ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁who ▁were ▁adopted ▁were ▁placed ▁with ▁non - Ind igen ous ▁families . ▁ ▁R aven ▁S inc la ir , ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Regin a ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Gordon ▁First ▁Nation , ▁wrote ▁an ▁article , ▁titled ▁Identity ▁lost ▁and ▁found : ▁Less ons ▁from ▁The ▁Si xt ies ▁S co op , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁discuss es ▁the ▁bro ader ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁Si xt ies ▁S