In Australia, between 1910 and the 1970s*, governments, churches and welfare bodies forcibly removed many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. These children became known as the Stolen Generations. Children taken from their parents were denied access to their families, communities and cultures and taught to reject their First Nations heritage in favour of white culture.
Their removal was sanctioned by various government policies (AIATSIS 2022a), which have left a legacy of trauma and loss that continues to affect First Nations communities, families and individuals today.
*Please note policies of forced removals were in place from 1910 to 1969, but there are many stories of forced removals prior to and after these dates.
In this Self-Guided Education Tour you will learn:
- The experiences of Stolen Generation survivors, told through truth-telling.
- Details about the Bringing Them Home Report, the 1997 Australian Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families.
- How to teach about the Storen Generations.
- How to provide more culturally safe services to Stolen Generation survivors.
