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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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    How is being a member of the stolen generation a personal trouble? How is it a public issue? If we are to look at the events endured by the Stolen Generation then we can see that they have very negative connotations from a sociological perspective on the wider Australian society. This piece will attempt to state that a link exists between the personal trauma caused to members of the Stolen Generation and why they find it difficult to integrate with wider Australian society. If a country is to

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    Report of the Stolen Generations Assessor Stolen Generations of Aboriginal Children Act 2006 February 2008 Depar tm e n t of P r e m i e r a n d C a binet Table of contents 1. 2. Introduction ...................................................... 2 Context of the legislation .......................................3 2.1 historical Context ................................................................... 3 2.2 Child Welfare and adoption laws .............................. 4

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    The Stolen Generation describes the period of time in which the many Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families in order to discontinue the passing down of their culture‚ language and identity. These young children were sent to institutions or adopted by non-Indigenous families and received little to no form of education in comparison to the level of schooling offered to the white Australian children. Life was immeasurably harsh for the Aboriginal children as they were growing

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    Of Hopscotch and Little Girls Stolen Childhood shows little girls from countries all over the world dealing with the same issues. These issues range from child labor to sexual abuse. Young girls from places such as‚ India‚ Yemen‚ Haiti‚ and Peru were all interviewed and shared some very similar experiences. These girls aged 8 to 14 share the same hardships and hopes for a better life. The Video displays several key sociology concepts from our readings and lecture materials. One key concept

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    Worksheet 2 Experiences of the stolen generation Edited from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Bringing them Home - The Report The overwhelming majority of the children forcibly removed under assimilationist legislation and policies were separated from their Indigenous family‚ community and culture. 1) They were not permitted to use their languages. Y’know‚ I can remember we used to just talk lingo. [In the Home] they used to tell us not to talk that language‚ that it’s

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    Stolen Generation The forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children from their families was an Official Government policy in the early 1900’s. By the late 1980’s‚ there were more than 100 000 of ATSI descent children who had been taken away from their families and lost links with their language‚ culture and traditions; they are known as Stolen Generation. Between 1995 – 1997 The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) provided recommendations to reunite Indigenous

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    The Stolen Generations (also known as Stolen children) were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions‚ under acts of their respective parliaments. The removals occurred in the period between approximately 1909[1] and 1969‚[2][3] although in some places children were still being taken until the 1970s.[4][5][6] Documentary evidence‚ such as newspaper articles

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    Contemporary Australian theatre mainly focuses on the reflection of the ‘real’ Australia and communicating to the audience real and modern issues/ideas that respond to the social climate and community. Australian theatre practitioners use various performance styles‚ techniques and dramatic conventions to help portray their ideas to their audiences and make them feel a particular way to the ideas presented in a play. Without the use of these styles‚ techniques and conventions it wouldn’t be possible

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    Stolen Generation Script Draft Good afternoon/morning. Before I begin I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and pay my respect to the elders both past and present. Thank you for joining me today‚ it’s my honor launching such a heart touching digital anthology titled Stolen Generation song-lines and phrases. It successfully presents my theme displaying the sad truth of the governments forceful and inequitable removal of aboriginal children. Ill now explain my title.

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