THe Stolen Generation

Segregation was the racist policy behind the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.

• True

• False

After they were relocated, what were Indigenous children forced to accept?

• Western values

• Western behaviours

• Western culture

• All of the above

What were the children placed at Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls trained on?

• Domestic sciences

• Farming

• Building

• Teaching

What did the NSW Aboriginal Protection Act (1909) do?

• Ended the removal of Aboriginal children

• Penalised the removal of Aboriginal children

• Incentivised the removal of Aboriginal children

• Formalised the removal of Aboriginal children

Up to 33% of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were separated from their families.

• True

• False

What did the Aborigines Protection Amending Act (1915) allow the NSW Aboriginal Protection Board to do?

• Strip Indigenous families of welfare support

• Create racially segregated schools

• Remove Indigenous children without proving neglect

• All of the above

When was the Bringing Them Home Report released?

• 1995

• 1996

• 1997

• 1998

What was NOT a consequence of separation experienced by members of the Stolen Generations?

• Wage theft

• Complete acceptance in Western society

• Intergenerational trauma

• Separation from traditional heritage

Kinchela Boys Training Home was a Mission school where Aboriginal boys were sent to be educated and re-learn their culture.

• True

• False

In the 1950s, children of mixed parentage were increasingly rehomed into white families to ‘Westernise’ them more deeply.

• True

• False