Library Guides: Indigenous Australians: Stolen generations

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Indigenous Australians | Stolen generations: Articles

Stolen generations (Britannica Middle, n.d.)
"For decades an official policy of the Australian government called for the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families and communities. These children—mostly Aboriginal children, but also some Torres Strait Islander children—were placed in institutions or missions or given to white families for foster care or adoption." (Stolen generations, n.d.)

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Reference / citation: “Stolen generations”, (n.d.) or (“Stolen generations”, n.d.)
Reference list / Bibliography: Stolen generations. (n.d.). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://bt-libproxy.mentonegirls.vic.edu.au/levels/middle/article/Stolen-Generations/609943

Forgotten Australians (Britannica Middle, n.d.)
"From the 1920s to the 1980s some 500,000 Australian children spent years living in institutions apart from their families. Those children are known as the Forgotten Australians." (“Forgotten Australians”, n.d.)

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Reference / citation: “Forgotten Australians”, (n.d.) or (“Forgotten Australians”, n.d.)
Reference list / Bibliography: Forgotten Australians. (n.d.). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://bt-libproxy.mentonegirls.vic.edu.au/levels/middle/article/Forgotten-Australians/628863
Stolen Generations survivor Sandra Hill turned to art to tell her story, process grief and heal (Reich, 2020, June 3)
"In one of Noongar artist Sandra Hill's most striking paintings, a group of white women make a cake as an Aboriginal woman looks on... Hill told RN's The Art Show that the painting was inspired by events from her childhood, which she spent with a white foster family after she and her sister were forcibly removed from their mother.... "My foster mother would never let me and my sister help to make the cake," she recalls... "I used to wonder about it because my white cousins … could make the cake, and they were there, lined up and licking the bowl and whisking the eggs, and I'd be sitting at the bench watching this happen."" (Reich, 2020, June 3)

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Reference / citation: Reich (2020, June 3) or (Reich, 2020, June 3)
Reference list / Bibliography: Reich, H., (2020, June 3). Stolen generations survivor Sandra Hill turned to art to tell her story, process grief and heal, ABC Arts. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-03/stolen-generations-aboriginal-artist-sandra-hill/12311624

Indigenous Australians | Stolen generations: eBooks

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Stolen Generations and the Way Ahead [Issues in Society,] by Justin Healey (Ed.)
ISBN: 9781925339758
Publication Date: 2019
Topics: Indigenous / Race
Examines past government practices of forced child removal and assimilation of indigenous children. What is the nation's current plan for healing the pain of the Stolen Generations? Are we any closer to needs-based funding and a financial redress scheme, dealing with intergenerational trauma and establishing a policy response?

Indigenous Australians | Stolen generations: Online resources

The Stolen Generations (Australians Together, n.d.)
"Between 1910-1970, many Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of various government policies."

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"Australians Together not-for-profit that believes better outcomes for Indigenous Australians begin with a change in our perspective. Australians Together is privately funded through philanthropists with a heart to see change in this country." (Australians Together, n.d.)
Reconciliation Australia
"Reconciliation Australia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation. [Their] vision is for a just, equitable and reconciled Australia. [Their] purpose is to inspire and enable all Australians to contribute to the reconciliation of the nation." (Reconciliation Australia, n.d.)

Bringing them home: The 'Stolen Children' report (Australian Human Rights Commission, 1997)
"The 700-page report of the 'Stolen Children' National Inquiry, Bringing them Home, was tabled in Federal Parliament on 26 May 1997." (Australian Human Rights Commission, 1997) Resources relating to the report include:
* The 54 recommendations of the report,
* Frequently asked questions, and
* Interviews.
* Bringing them home education module

Indigenous Australians | Stolen generations: Videos

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The history of forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families in Australia. (National Museum of Australia, 2018)

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In text reference / citation: National Museum of Australia (2018) or (National Museum of Australia, 2018)
Bibliography / Reference list: National Museum of Australia, (2018). The Stolen Generations. [eVideo]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/aDuxRddyZQY

"This resource is based on 'Bringing them home' , the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, and on the history of forcible separation and other policies which have impacted on the lives of Indigenous Australians." (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2014)

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In text reference / citation: Australian Human Rights Commission, (2014) or (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2014)
Bibliography / Reference list: Australian Human Rights Commission, (2014). Bringing them home: separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, [eVideo]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Sl82VMuuKI0

"February 13, 2008. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson speak on the floor of the House of Representatives, making a historic apology to Indigenous Australians." (About the House: the official channel of the Australian House of Representatives, 2018)

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In text reference / citation: About the House: the official channel of the Australian House of Representatives (2018) or (About the House: the official channel of the Australian House of Representatives, 2018)
Bibliography / Reference list: (About the House: the official channel of the Australian House of Representatives, (2018). National Apology to the Stolen Generations. [eVideo]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/1ADYFf9kfOk

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"Today marks 10 years since former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said sorry on the floor of Parliament to the Stolen Generations. We explain why it was such a big moment for the families involved." (ABC Behind the News, 2008)

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In text reference / citation: ABC Behind the News, (2008) or (ABC Behind the News, 2008)
Bibliography / Reference list: ABC Behind the News, (2008). 10th Anniversary of Stolen Generation Apology, [eVideo]. https://clickv.ie/w/HX1m