The Stolen Generations The removal of Aboriginal children in New South Wales 1883 to 1969 Peter Read The Stolen Generations The removal of Aboriginal children in New South Wales 1883 to 1969 Peter Read Fourth reprint (2006) First published in 1981 ISBN 0-646-46221-0 Foreword In 1981‚ the Department of Aboriginal Affairs published a ground-breaking paper on the Stolen Generations. The paper‚ written by Peter Read‚ was among the first attempts to document the devastation of forcibly
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The Stolen Generation is a term which refers to the number of Indigenous children who were mostly forcibly removed from their parents between 1900 and 1970’s. It is thought that around 10‚000 children were removed from their homes in NSW alone. They were either placed with white families church missions‚ Aboriginal camps or sometimes correction institutions. They usually received little education and had to work long hours. While the policy was implemented under the guise of being in the best interests
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The impacts that the Stolen Generation had on Indigenous people was that the Assimilation policy failed to improve the lives of Indigenous children by adapting them in white society. White society still refused to accept Indigenous children as equals even after stripping the children of their Indigenous heritage. Even children that were considered ‘half-caste’ were rejected‚ even though their skin colour was lighter and made easier for them to blend in. Many children that were placed in state
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Australian families‚ or in institutional care. Often they were abused‚ or used as domestic servants‚ or simply placed in homes against their will. The Stolen Generation destroyed numerous Aborigines’
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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! What if you were ‘stolen’ from your family… but the kidnappers thought they had ‘rescued’ you? The kidnapper/s then tried to brainwash you to make you like them and eventually you started to be confused about what the truth was … These are the conflicting perspectives that I have experienced in my chosen text which is a stage play called ‘Stolen’ written by Jane Harrison. What makes this text more frightening is the fact that the scenario is real and that it happened in our own backyard
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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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Essay Sample Stolen Stolen by Jane Harrison‚ depicts the broken lives of five children; Ruby‚ Sandy‚ Anne‚ Shirley andJimmy; and in doing so‚ portrays a myriad of personal experiences of those living in AustralianSociety. Harrison does this through the skilful use of dramatic techniques‚ which are used to conveyvarious personal experiences‚ such as Sexual Abuse and Personal Identity‚ and it is through theseexperiences in which Harrison demonstrates the personal experiences of the Stolen Generation
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but what if there was no such thing as human right‚ would everyone’s 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
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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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