The Stolen Generation

The Stolen Generation

1. Why have I chosen this topic

2. Who was the Stolen Generation?

State government agencies

1909’s and 1969’s

Official government policy until 1969

3. Why the children were removed

Three generations

Fairer children

Better life

4. The consequences

International guilt

Pain and suffering

Difficulties parenting or filling any communal role

5. Rabbit-Proof Fence film

Mixed raised Aboriginal girls

Moore River Native Settlement, north of Perth, Western Australia

Placed there in 1931

6. The Apology to the Stolen Generation and response

On February 13th, 2008

Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd

Help to heal

Pain

Suffering

7. Similar incidents today/comparisons

Germany

China

Switzerland

8. My opinion

Sources:

Pit Stop #9 Pit Stop #9, Alinea 2009, “The Stolen Generation”, pages 100-101.

Film Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generations

Aboriginal culturehttp://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/a-guide-to-australias-stolen-generations#axzz45hBOWSzR

Stolen Generations History http://www.nsdc.org.au/stolen-generations-history/

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