orter , ▁Craig ▁Oliver , ▁tells ▁view ers ▁that ▁they ▁represent ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁ages ▁six ▁weeks ▁to ▁six ▁years ▁who ▁are ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁homes . ▁He ▁states ▁that ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁children ▁from ▁these ▁communities ▁who ▁are ▁up ▁for ▁ad option ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁in ▁il leg it imate ▁birth s ▁and ▁marriage ▁break down s ▁among ▁Indian ▁and ▁M ét is ▁people . ▁The ▁government ▁had ▁been ▁taking ▁in ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 0 ▁children ▁each ▁year ▁as ▁w ards ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁was ▁having ▁difficulty ▁finding ▁permanent ▁homes ▁for ▁them . ▁The ▁news ▁report ▁port ray s ▁the ▁A IM ▁program ▁as ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁this ▁problem ▁and ▁focus es ▁on ▁its ▁quant ifiable ▁results : ▁placing ▁ 1 0 0 ▁children , ▁including ▁several ▁family ▁groups ▁of ▁children , ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁year . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁C BC ▁News ▁ran ▁the ▁segment , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁remained ▁with ▁their ▁adopt ive ▁families . ▁The ▁program ▁advert ised ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁and ▁M ét is ▁children ▁for ▁ad option ▁through ▁a ▁market ing ▁campaign ▁with ▁radio , ▁TV ▁and ▁newspaper ▁advert ising . ▁The ▁large ▁photograph s ▁of ▁these ▁children ▁that ▁ran ▁in ▁provincial ▁newsp apers ▁with ▁the ▁A IM ▁advert is ements ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁aspect ▁of ▁its ▁out re ach ▁to ▁pros pective ▁families . ▁The ▁program ▁also ▁promised ▁fast ▁ad options ,