Stolen Generations policies

E247735

Stolen Generations policies were government and church practices in Australia that forcibly removed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families in an attempt to assimilate them into white society.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf assimilation policy
child removal policy
government policy
acknowledgedBy Australian government
state and territory governments in Australia
affectedGroup Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
Indigenous communities across Australian states and territories
appliesTo Aboriginal children in Australia
Torres Strait Islander children
associatedWith Aboriginal Protection Boards
missions and reserves in Australia
consequence disruption of kinship systems
family separation
intergenerational trauma
loss of culture
loss of language
psychological harm to removed children
social disadvantage for Indigenous communities
country Australia
criticizedAs cultural genocide
human rights violation
documentedIn Bringing Them Home report
endTime 1970s
goal assimilation of Indigenous children into white Australian society
control of Indigenous populations
erasure of Indigenous cultural identity
hasEffectOn Indigenous rights movement in Australia
reconciliation process in Australia
implementedBy Australian federal government
Australian state governments
Christian churches in Australia
welfare agencies in Australia
investigatedBy National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families
justifiedBy paternalistic beliefs about Indigenous welfare
racist ideologies of white superiority
legalBasis child welfare legislation
state protection acts
method forcible removal of children from families
placement of children in foster homes
placement of children in institutions
placement of children with non-Indigenous families
partOf history of colonisation in Australia
relatedTo Stolen Generations
startTime late 19th century
subjectOf 2008 Australian national apology to the Stolen Generations
National Sorry Day
timePeriod approximately 1910 to 1970

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aboriginal Australians suffered Stolen Generations policies
Aboriginal languages affectedBy Stolen Generations policies
Rabbit-Proof Fence portrays Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Stolen Generations policies investigatedBy National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Stolen Generations policies relatedTo Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Muthi Muthi people affectedBy Stolen Generations policies
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence subject Stolen Generations
subject linked to: Doris Pilkington Garimara
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Daisy Kadibil partOf Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
A. O. Neville associatedWith Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Rabbit-Proof Fence mainSubject Stolen Generations
subject linked to: Everlyn Sampi
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Molly Craig memberOf Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Molly Craig governmentPolicyContext Australian assimilation policy toward Aboriginal people
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Rabbit-Proof Fence depicts Stolen Generations
subject linked to: Laura Monaghan
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Rabbit-Proof Fence subject Stolen Generations
subject linked to: Christine Olsen
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Australia (2008 film) hasTheme Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
The Children Came Back theme Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
New South Wales Aborigines Protection Board affectedGroup Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Bringing Them Home report subject Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
National Sorry Day commemorates Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families affectedBy Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies
If Everyone Cared mainSubject Stolen Generations
linked to: Stolen Generations policies