Stolen Generation Essay

In 2008, the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, officially apologized to the the Stolen Generations. The Stolen Generations were children who were forcibly removed from their Aboriginal families. Robert Brault, an American singer born in 1963, once said: “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.” In this essay, I will deliberate and reflect this statement. Apologizing is one of the most salient things to do in life because incurable conflicts create such deep and

¨You can’t start the next chapter in your life if you keep re-reading the last one,¨ this quote shows that you should be stuck on a set back in your life. If you let it define who you are you won’t be able to move on. The holocaust and the stolen generations were both very awful times in history. However the purpose in each of the genocides were different in the mind of the perpetrator, and the effect each had on the world don´t even begin to compare. The word Holocaust evokes negative thoughts

How was the removal of Aboriginal Children from their families justified by the Australian Government and white society?? At the turn of the twentieth century the systematic forced removal of Aboriginal children from their mothers, families and cultural heritage was commonplace. There were several reasons that the government and white society used to justify the separation but the prevailing ideology of nationalism and maintaining Australia for the ‘whites’ was the over-riding motivation and justification

The Stolen Generation has had a great effect on Aboriginal rights and freedoms as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders didn’t even have the rights to raise and look after their children and as a result 100,000 Aboriginal Australian’s were displaced and placed into white families. The lack of understanding and respect for Aboriginal culture also meant that many people who supported the removal of these children really thought they were doing “the right thing”. The impact on Australian life today

good and the bad impacts of the stolen generation, the bringing them home report and Kevin Rudd's sorry speech on Aboriginal rights and freedoms. Stolen Generation: What is it? The Stolen Generation was a long period of time from 1800-1970 where indigenous children were stripped from their homes. They were forcefully removed and placed into white society and homes of white people, all this was done by the Government. The effects The effects of the stolen generation last a lifetime on anyone that

everything around them crumble, still not caring. Then, they were the ones who were being killed and tortured. By then it was too late to care, too late to stop it from happening. An example of this is the Holocaust and the Stolen Generation. The Holocaust and the Stolen Generation are some of the darkest periods of history although, they differed in the perpetrator’s reason behind them, the people who were impacted, and how they ended. The holocaust was one of the most well-known genocides in the

Throughout this semester my learning experiences have been very significant towards my awareness of the Indigenous population. My personal perspectives have been impacted throughout this semester drastically also. This unit has helped increase my awareness toward the Indigenous people of Australia and the immoral battles they where put through in the past. My response to this unit of study was completely different to what I thought it would have been. My emotions have been triggered considerably

The Stolen Generation was a generation of many First Nations children being taken away from their families by force from 1910 to the 1970s. This was able to happen because of the assimilation policies. The policies stated that first nations people should ‘die out’ through a process of natural elimination, or, where possible, be integrated into the white community (Australians Together, 2022). These policies targeted children most, as they were deemed more adjustable to white society than adults.

The 2008 apology to the Stolen Generations by Kevin Rudd is historically significant for a number of reasons (Creative Spirits, 2014). Some felt it provided closure to a painful and traumatic part of Indigenous history while others fail to see how the apology has in the years after proven to change the circumstances of Indigenous peoples. Impacts in areas such as health, education, economic opportunity and involvement in child protection and/or the criminal justice system are all areas which should

Background: During the 1890’s and 1970’s, Indigenous Australians did not have equal rights as the ‘white’ Australians and were treated callously, anguished and tortured due to their race. The Stolen Generation was the event where children, who were of an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, were removed from their families. Many Indigenous children were forcefully removed from their families, never being able to see them again. The treatment towards the Indigenous Australian’s