1) Explain the Stolen Generation (when did it occur/who was responsible and why government officials believed they were justified in taking these actions). The Stolen Generation was a very lonely and depressing time for the indigenous people of Australia. It lasted an overwhelming 60 years in which an estimated 100 000 aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were forcibly removed from their families and land to be raised in homes or adopted by white families. This Policy was designed
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Lauren Moore 0150 Ms Clevenger 21 November 2011 Stolen The book‚ Stolen‚ by Vivian Vande Velde was found for me at the John Vaughn NSU library. It is a mystery and adventurous book‚ to which I should mention that mystery‚ love‚ and adventurous are my favorite types of books so two out three isn’t bad at all. The author Vivian Vande Velde has written many other books. Most of her books are for children; a couple of them are in the age group of teen and adult. Like for example “The Conjurer Princess”
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ASSESMENT TASK-STOLEN amanda rapoport Gemma proves herself to be a courageous survivor under horrific conditions. Discuss. Introduction: Gemma was put under massive amounts of stress whilst she was stolen‚ living through many incidents that could have ended in life or death consequences. As Gemma had no idea whether she would be living or dying during her times with Ty‚ she may as well risk her life if there is a slight chance she could save herself during these actions. Gemma endured through
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lives be affected by harsh cruelty? Well there are many examples of Human Rights being broken‚ the Stolen Generation is just one of them‚ and the song `Took the Children Away’ by ARCHIE ROACH‚ reflects on what happened to the stolen generation. The Stolen Generation was where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were removed from their families and ‘Snatched from their mother’s breast’ by the Australian Federal and State government and church missions‚ so that the black race would be breed out. the
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In the short story ’And No Birds Sing’ by H.E. Bates‚ one of the main characters was called Mr Thompson. He was a man who lived all alone in the woods. We are positioned to accept him because he was a nice‚ friendly and caring character. Throughout the story‚ there are an exquisite amount of examples that positions us to accept Mr Thompson. For example‚ the girl said "Everything Mr Thompson cooked was good. Everything that had happened with Mr Thompson was good." This shows us that the girl really
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The stolen generation What happened? The children who were taken away from their families have become known as the ’Stolen Generations’. Their stories have only really come to light since the mid-1990s. Before that‚ many non-Indigenous people had no idea what had been happening to Aboriginal families for so many years. In 1995 the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families was launched by the Labour government under Paul Keating.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families was official government policy from 1909 to 1969. However the practice took place both before and after this period. Governments‚ churches and welfare bodies all took part. The removal policy was managed by the Aborigines Protection Board (APB). The APB was a government board established in 1909 with the power to remove children without parental consent and without a court order. Children could be put into an institution or mission
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still call Australia home.” Peter Allen. 24 million of us call Australia home. As we are gathered here in Sydney‚ our stories‚ voices‚ backgrounds and traits have bought us here today to be able to freely speak and acknowledge that each one of us share a special part in representing the diverse Australian voice. The diverse Australian voice is not typically depicted in iconic Australian text. If we were to base Australia’s modern identity off these ideas of the beautiful‚ romanticised outback‚ and Chris
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AL375 The Stolen Generations The Aboriginal people of Australian and the invading Europeans have a complex and troublesome past extending back to the European colonisation of Australia. Governmental policy in relation to the Aboriginal people has greatly changed over time. Unfortunately‚ until around the 1970s‚ the Aboriginals were regarded as inferior beings unworthy of basic human rights and‚ at times‚ life itself. One such time period was the Stolen Generations where tens of thousands of
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Voices speech Introduction Good evening‚ thank you for inviting me here this evening. I would like to discuss how Carmel Bird’s non-fiction book The Stolen Children-Their Stories (TSC) and Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem‚ “We are going” (WAG) gives us an understanding of how Australian voices reflect Australian values. Both texts explore the unfair treatment and effects of suffering inflicted upon Aboriginal communities and individuals by past government’s policies‚ as well as western society’s disrespect
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