The forcible removal of First Nations children from their families was based on assimilation policies, which claimed that the lives of First Nations people would be improved if they became part of white society.Effects of the Stolen Generations
Children experienced neglect, abuse and they were more likely to suffer from depression, mental illness and low self-esteem. They were also more vulnerable to physical, psychological and sexual abuse in state care, at work, or while living with non-Indigenous families.The Bringing Them Home report (produced by the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families in 1987), says that "at least 100,000" children were removed from their parents.
What are the intergenerational effects of the stolen generation : Survivors of the Stolen Generations and their descendants have demonstrably poorer health and wellbeing outcomes, compared with those who were not removed and their descendants – resulting in poorer mental health, suicidal ideation, attempts and/or death.
What did Australia do to the Aboriginal
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were subjected to a range of injustices, including mass killings or being displaced from their traditional lands and relocated on missions and reserves in the name of protection. Cultural practices were denied, and subsequently many were lost.
Why was the 2008 apology significant : It recognised and acknowledged the historical and ongoing harm done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and its ongoing impact in contemporary Australia. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner at the time, Dr Tom Calma, delivered a powerful response to the Apology.
Removing children from their families was official government policy in Australia until 1969. However, the practice had begun in the earliest days of European settlement, when children were used as guides, servants and farm labour. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were subjected to a range of injustices, including mass killings or being displaced from their traditional lands and relocated on missions and reserves in the name of protection. Cultural practices were denied, and subsequently many were lost.
What was the abuse of the Stolen Generation
Aboriginal children stolen from their families were often abused by mission personnel and foster families but also by other children. Many can't bear their traumatic memories, never speak about them and take them into their grave.Intergenerational Trauma: The intergenerational and unconscious grief from the historical trauma experienced by Indigenous peoples is passed from generation to generation due to forced relocation, land dispossession, and loss of spiritual practices, language and culture.Aboriginal land was taken over by British colonists on the premise that the land belonged to no-one ('terra nullius'). The history of Aboriginal dispossession is central to understanding contemporary Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations. Cultural practices were denied, and subsequently many were lost. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, colonisation meant massacre, violence, disease and loss.
Did Australia apologize to the Aboriginal people in 2008 : Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 13 February 2008:
We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country.
Did the apology to the Stolen Generations change anything : These formal apologies were an important step towards building a respectful new relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Many Stolen Generations members felt that their pain and suffering was acknowledged and that the nation understood the need to right the wrongs of the past.
How many Aboriginals are in Australia
984,000 Aboriginal Australians
Total population
984,000 (2021) 3.8% of Australia's population
Regions with significant populations
Northern Territory
30.3%
Tasmania
5.5%
A new genomic study has revealed that Aboriginal Australians are the oldest known civilization on Earth, with ancestries stretching back roughly 75,000 years.In the 1860s, Victoria became the first state to pass laws authorising Aboriginal children to be removed from their parents. Similar policies were later adopted by other states and territories – and by the federal government when it was established in the 1900s.
What disease killed First Nations : Infections ranging from smallpox, bubonic plague, chickenpox, cholera, the common cold, diphtheria, influenza, malaria, measles, scarlet fever, some sexually transmitted diseases, typhoid, typhus, tuberculosis, leptospirosis, and pertussis produced illness and extensive deaths.
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The forcible removal of First Nations children from their families was based on assimilation policies, which claimed that the lives of First Nations people would be improved if they became part of white society.Effects of the Stolen Generations
Children experienced neglect, abuse and they were more likely to suffer from depression, mental illness and low self-esteem. They were also more vulnerable to physical, psychological and sexual abuse in state care, at work, or while living with non-Indigenous families.The Bringing Them Home report (produced by the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families in 1987), says that "at least 100,000" children were removed from their parents.
What are the intergenerational effects of the stolen generation : Survivors of the Stolen Generations and their descendants have demonstrably poorer health and wellbeing outcomes, compared with those who were not removed and their descendants – resulting in poorer mental health, suicidal ideation, attempts and/or death.
What did Australia do to the Aboriginal
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were subjected to a range of injustices, including mass killings or being displaced from their traditional lands and relocated on missions and reserves in the name of protection. Cultural practices were denied, and subsequently many were lost.
Why was the 2008 apology significant : It recognised and acknowledged the historical and ongoing harm done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and its ongoing impact in contemporary Australia. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner at the time, Dr Tom Calma, delivered a powerful response to the Apology.
Removing children from their families was official government policy in Australia until 1969. However, the practice had begun in the earliest days of European settlement, when children were used as guides, servants and farm labour.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were subjected to a range of injustices, including mass killings or being displaced from their traditional lands and relocated on missions and reserves in the name of protection. Cultural practices were denied, and subsequently many were lost.
What was the abuse of the Stolen Generation
Aboriginal children stolen from their families were often abused by mission personnel and foster families but also by other children. Many can't bear their traumatic memories, never speak about them and take them into their grave.Intergenerational Trauma: The intergenerational and unconscious grief from the historical trauma experienced by Indigenous peoples is passed from generation to generation due to forced relocation, land dispossession, and loss of spiritual practices, language and culture.Aboriginal land was taken over by British colonists on the premise that the land belonged to no-one ('terra nullius'). The history of Aboriginal dispossession is central to understanding contemporary Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations.
Cultural practices were denied, and subsequently many were lost. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, colonisation meant massacre, violence, disease and loss.
Did Australia apologize to the Aboriginal people in 2008 : Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 13 February 2008:
We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country.
Did the apology to the Stolen Generations change anything : These formal apologies were an important step towards building a respectful new relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Many Stolen Generations members felt that their pain and suffering was acknowledged and that the nation understood the need to right the wrongs of the past.
How many Aboriginals are in Australia
984,000
Aboriginal Australians
A new genomic study has revealed that Aboriginal Australians are the oldest known civilization on Earth, with ancestries stretching back roughly 75,000 years.In the 1860s, Victoria became the first state to pass laws authorising Aboriginal children to be removed from their parents. Similar policies were later adopted by other states and territories – and by the federal government when it was established in the 1900s.
What disease killed First Nations : Infections ranging from smallpox, bubonic plague, chickenpox, cholera, the common cold, diphtheria, influenza, malaria, measles, scarlet fever, some sexually transmitted diseases, typhoid, typhus, tuberculosis, leptospirosis, and pertussis produced illness and extensive deaths.