Stolen Generation In Australia
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Indigenous Australians are a prominently disadvantaged group that are subject to extreme discrimination impacting on their life’s. The Stolen generation had severe negative impacts on the victims of the stolen generation and has continued to negatively affect future generations. Further negative implications have stemmed from this extreme action. And it is the cause of many issues of inequality today among Indigenous Australians. This essay will define the stolen generation, outline and discuss the negative impacts that have stemmed from it and then link the impacts of assimilation to theories such as functionalist theory, structural, etc.
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The stolen generation: The definition of the stolen generation can be defined as: Aboriginal …show more content…
Terra nullius is a Latin expression deriving from Roman law meaning "nobody's land", which is used in international law to describe territory which has never been subject to the sovereignty of any state, or over which any prior sovereign has expressly or implicitly relinquished sovereignty. Sovereignty over territory which is terra nullius may be acquired through occupation, though in some cases doing so would violate an international law or treaty. (Wiki) Using the expression of Terra Nullius to condone this action Aboriginal people were then forcibly removed off their land. They were uprooted not only from their land but also from resources and control over their lives and movement. Violence and massacres were inflicted on Aboriginal communities. Another way this was done was through the introduction of disease by the Europeans was inflicted upon Indigenous peoples. The next contributing factor is Colonialism which is known as the removal of Aboriginal children from their families, or refers to the imposition of a political, economic and social system onto a sovereign people. Colonialism means to conquer, to dominate, to render submissive. It was the formation of Missions and Reserves. Along with the Denial of Citizenship Rights. There was no acknowledgment in the Australian Constitution. It was in this time that the creation of protection and welfare boards and state Ordinances took place. Colonialism revolved around Cultural, Political and Economic domination. Racism is the final factor associated with the stolen generation. Racism is Discrimination and Exclusion from all sectors of society, such as (education, training, employment,). Non-Aboriginal control of Aboriginal administration and policy. It is based on the notion of cultural and racial superiority. Racism assumes that certain groups are culturally, biologically, genetically, and
Indigenous Australians are a prominently disadvantaged group that are subject to extreme discrimination impacting on their life’s. The Stolen generation had severe negative impacts on the victims of the stolen generation and has continued to negatively affect future generations. Further negative implications have stemmed from this extreme action. And it is the cause of many issues of inequality today among Indigenous Australians. This essay will define the stolen generation, outline and discuss the negative impacts that have stemmed from it and then link the impacts of assimilation to theories such as functionalist theory, structural, etc.
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The stolen generation: The definition of the stolen generation can be defined as: Aboriginal …show more content…
Terra nullius is a Latin expression deriving from Roman law meaning "nobody's land", which is used in international law to describe territory which has never been subject to the sovereignty of any state, or over which any prior sovereign has expressly or implicitly relinquished sovereignty. Sovereignty over territory which is terra nullius may be acquired through occupation, though in some cases doing so would violate an international law or treaty. (Wiki) Using the expression of Terra Nullius to condone this action Aboriginal people were then forcibly removed off their land. They were uprooted not only from their land but also from resources and control over their lives and movement. Violence and massacres were inflicted on Aboriginal communities. Another way this was done was through the introduction of disease by the Europeans was inflicted upon Indigenous peoples. The next contributing factor is Colonialism which is known as the removal of Aboriginal children from their families, or refers to the imposition of a political, economic and social system onto a sovereign people. Colonialism means to conquer, to dominate, to render submissive. It was the formation of Missions and Reserves. Along with the Denial of Citizenship Rights. There was no acknowledgment in the Australian Constitution. It was in this time that the creation of protection and welfare boards and state Ordinances took place. Colonialism revolved around Cultural, Political and Economic domination. Racism is the final factor associated with the stolen generation. Racism is Discrimination and Exclusion from all sectors of society, such as (education, training, employment,). Non-Aboriginal control of Aboriginal administration and policy. It is based on the notion of cultural and racial superiority. Racism assumes that certain groups are culturally, biologically, genetically, and