STOLEN GENERATION

The term Stolen Generation refers to the removal of Aboriginal children from their families by Australian government agencies and church missions between approximately 1900 and 1972. According to the official government report, at least 30000 children were removed from their parents. Percentage estimates were given that 10-30% of all Aboriginal children born during the seventy year period were removed. Although children of full Aboriginal descent were removed, in general the children of "mixed descent" were the most targeted. The official report observed that in many cases gross violations of human rights occurred. Children were in some cases forcibly removed from their mother's arms while still in the hospital. Other evidence gathered indicated that deception and brutality was used to remove the children. One account referring to events in 1935 stated that...

"I was at the post office with my Mum and Auntie [and cousin]. They put us in the police [vehicle] and said they were taking us to Broome. They put the mums in there as well. But when we'd gone [about ten miles] they stopped, and threw the mothers out of the car. We jumped on our mothers' backs, crying, trying not to be left behind. But the policemen pulled us off and threw us back in the car. They pushed the mothers away and drove off, while our mothers were chasing the car, running and crying after us."

ABORIGINES : THE STOLEN GENERATIONS

1. History
2. Consequences of Removal
   o Children Experiences
      Children who removed from their family have a lot of experience. The experience will effected at    the time and in their later life. Those experiences had the most significant impacts on well-being    and development.
      - Placement Stability
      - Sexual Abuse
      - Bonds of Affection
      - Education
      - Work and Wages
   
   o The Effects
      - The Effects of Abuses and Denigration
        In institutions, in foster care, and in adoptive family, the stolen generation children’s was      typically hidden, denied, or denigrated. They accepted substandard living, a poor and      uneducated. They were vulnerable to brutality and abuse.
            Sexual Abuse
            Other Trauma
            Racism
      - The Effects of Separation from The Indigenous Community
            Cultural Knowledge
            Indigenous Identity
      - The Effects on Family and Community
3. Demands of Reparation
4. Present Condition
5. Evaluating Government Responses