do pt ▁Indian ▁M ét is ▁( A IM ) ▁Program . ▁While ▁most ▁" s co oped " ▁children ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁fost er ▁care ▁or ▁for ▁ad option ▁in ▁Canada , ▁some ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁Western ▁Europe . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" Si xt ies ▁S co op " ▁was ▁co ined ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁by ▁social ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Department ▁of ▁Social ▁W elf are ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁describe ▁their ▁own ▁Department ' s ▁practice ▁of ▁child ▁app reh ension . ▁The ▁phrase ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁print ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁report ▁Native ▁Children ▁and ▁the ▁Child ▁W elf are ▁System ▁where ▁Patrick ▁John ston ▁notes ▁the ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁term ▁and ▁adopt s ▁its ▁usage . ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁term ▁" B aby ▁S co op ▁Era ," ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁when ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁children ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁un mar ried ▁moth ers ▁for ▁ad option . ▁The ▁continued ▁practice ▁of ▁taking ▁Ind igen ous , ▁In uit ▁and ▁M ét is ▁children ▁from ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁communities ▁and ▁placing ▁them ▁in ▁fost er ▁homes ▁or ▁for ▁ad option ▁is ▁term ed ▁Mill en ni um ▁S co op . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁policies ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Si xt ies ▁S co op ▁were ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁the ▁mid