▁with ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁within ▁as ▁few ▁as ▁ 1 0 ▁weeks . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁A IM ▁program ▁ran ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁increased ▁interest ▁in ▁trans ra cial ▁ad options . ▁The ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁bro aden ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁include ▁all ▁children , ▁but ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁over - re present ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁given ▁the ▁high ▁number ▁that ▁were ▁taken ▁into ▁cust ody ▁by ▁social ▁workers ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Indian ▁and ▁M ét is ▁people ▁represented ▁only ▁ 7 . 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁but ▁their ▁children ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 4 1 . 9 ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁children ▁in ▁fost er ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁M ét is ▁Society ▁in ▁S ask ato on ▁formed ▁a ▁M ét is ▁F oster ▁Home ▁Committee , ▁led ▁by ▁Howard ▁Adams , ▁Ph yll is ▁Tro ch ie , ▁N ora ▁Th ib ode au ▁and ▁V icki ▁R ac eme . ▁Its ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁A IM ▁program ▁and ▁research ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁M ét is - control led ▁fost er ▁home ▁program . ▁Those ▁leading ▁the ▁committee ▁saw ▁the ▁A IM ▁program ▁as ▁det r iment al ▁to ▁children , ▁parents ▁and ▁the ▁M ét is ▁community . ▁They ▁said