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Between 1910-1970, many Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of various government policies.

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Assimilation comes from the Latin assimilationem, meaning ''similarity.” People of different backgrounds and beliefs undergo assimilation when, through living together, they come to see themselves as part of a larger community, or when a small group is absorbed into, and made part of, a bigger group.

In the first half of the twentieth century, right up until the 1960's, the Australian government sought to create a single, uniform white Australian culture. Children taken from their parents were taught to reject their Indigenous heritage, and forced to adopt white culture. Their names were often changed, and they were forbidden to speak their traditional languages. Some children were adopted by white families, and many were placed in institutions where abuse and neglect were common

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Impact of forcible removal on Indigenous families 

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Impact of forcible removal on Indigenous families 

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Many parents never recovered from the grief of having their children removed.

Some parents could not go on living without their children, while others turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism.

The removal of several generations of children severely disrupted Indigenous oral culture, and consequently much cultural knowledge was lost.

Many of the Stolen Generations never experienced living in a healthy family situation, and never learned parenting skills. In some instances, this has resulted in generations of children raised in state care.

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Impact of forcible removal on Indigenous children 

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Impact of forcible removal on Indigenous children 

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Many of the Stolen Generations were psychologically, physically, and sexually abused while living in state care or with their adoptive families.

Efforts to make stolen children reject their culture often caused them to feel ashamed of their Indigenous heritage.

Many children were wrongly told that their parents had died or abandoned them, and many never knew where they had been taken from or who their biological families were.

Living conditions in the institutions were highly controlled, and children were frequently punished harshly, were cold and hungry and received minimal if any affection.

The children generally received a very low level of education, as they were expected to work as manual labourers and domestic servants

Medical experts have noted a high incidence of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and suicide among the Stolen Generations

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Rabbit Proof Fence is a movie about three girls from the Stolen Generation.

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In 1995, the Australian government launched an inquiry into the policy of forced child removal. The report was delivered to Parliament on the 26th May 1997. It estimated that between 10 per cent and 33 per cent of all Indigenous children were separated from their families between 1910-1970.
When Kevin Rudd came to power in 2007, he promised to deliver a national apology to the Stolen Generations. This promise was fulfilled on the 13th February 2008.

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Indigenous Australia, Culture, People & Resources | Australians Together

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