▁by ▁rep atri ating ▁children ▁whose ▁ad options ▁failed ▁and ▁working ▁to ▁reg ain ▁control ▁over ▁child ▁w elf are ▁practices ▁related ▁to ▁their ▁children , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁with ▁the ▁Black foot ▁( S iks ika ) ▁child ▁w elf are ▁agreement ▁in ▁Al berta . ▁While ▁there ▁are ▁about ▁ 1 2 5 ▁First ▁Nations ▁Child ▁and ▁Family ▁Service ▁A gen cies ▁across ▁Canada , ▁they ▁operate ▁through ▁a ▁patch work ▁of ▁agre ements ▁that ▁give ▁them ▁authority ▁from ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁to ▁provide ▁services ▁and ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁ ▁A do pt ▁Indian ▁M ét is ▁program ▁ ▁Fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁the ▁A do pt ▁Indian ▁M ét is ▁( A IM ) ▁project ▁started ▁prom oting ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁by ▁middle - class , ▁white ▁families ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁Otto ▁D ried ger , ▁who ▁later ▁become ▁Director ▁of ▁Child ▁W elf are ▁for ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁and ▁Frank ▁D orn sta uder . ▁A IM ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁target ed ▁Ind igen ous ▁trans ra cial ▁ad option ▁program ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁C BC ▁News ▁produced ▁a ▁television ▁segment ▁about ▁A IM ▁after ▁the ▁project ' s ▁first ▁year , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁It ▁shows ▁several ▁Indian ▁and ▁M ét is ▁children ▁playing ▁as ▁the ▁rep