The Aboriginals and the Stolen Generation

What is The Stolen Generation?

• All aboriginal people were taken away from their land

• Indigenous children were taken away from their families

• British people took the aboriginal peoples land

• The indigenous Australians invaded the US

When did The Stolen Generation occur?

• 1900-1970's

• 1910-1970's

• 1800-1900's

• 1810-1950's

Who removed the children from their families during The Stolen Generation?

• governments

• the british people

• leaders

• churches

When did Kevin Rudd give his apology speech to the Stolen Generation?

• 13th of January 2008

• 14th of May 2009

• 13th of February 2008

• 16th of April 2006

After the Stolen Generation, what affected the victims?

• Trauma

• Depression

• Happiness

• Low self-esteem

What do Aboriginal people value?

• Culture

• family

• the sun

• water

What is the policy of assimilation?

• Joining the Aboriginal and the non Aboriginal Australians

• Removing people from their families

• Children with Aboriginal and white parentage, who were termed "half-caste", should be taken into white society.

• Understanding the culture of the Aboriginal

What were the stolen children taught?

• Whites taught them about the aboriginal culture

• To reject their Indigenous heritage

• The way of life

• English, maths, humanities, science etc..

A word for an Aboriginal with a white and black parent.

What did Kevin Rudd acknowledge in his apology speech?

• he apologized for the british colonies taking the indigenous australians land

• he just said 'sorry'

• the trauma and grief suffered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a result of past government policies, particularly the removal of children from their families.