How is the setting of the film relevant - what was it like being an Aboriginal person in Australia in the 1800s-1970s? by https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78 What was the lived in experience for Aboriginal people in Australia in this time period? en-us 2016-03-30 02:18:39 UTC 2026-01-08 00:26:13 UTC hello@padlet.com naitethompson https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537418400 it was hard being and aboriginal because they had to move to find food and sometimes they survived off of nothing for months on end. they often starved and we would never feel that pain these days.]]> 2023-03-29 23:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537418400 It was so hard for those who were taken away from their families. For some children who were taken, it was the first time they had been away from their families and they were only very young (like Molly, Gracie and Daisy). It made m think of how traumatic it would be and how some thought it would lead them to a better life. How? joanne_orr https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537419876 2023-03-29 23:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537419876 it was hard because they had to deal with emotional trauma https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537420826 2023-03-29 23:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537420826 quite a few aboriginal children were taken to Moore River when they were too young to remember their families https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537423210 2023-03-29 23:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537423210 it was challenging knowing they weren't respected as a human https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537423920 2023-03-29 23:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537423920 They suffered a lot, mostly when children were taken away https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537423945 2023-03-29 23:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537423945 one of them they like school because it was like freedom and then after it was jail https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537423988 2023-03-29 23:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537423988 it was very hard for the aboriginals because they were being taken away from their family against their will, it was also very distressing for their parents seeing their children get forcefully taken from them knowing they cant do anything about it. https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424274 2023-03-29 23:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424274 children who got taken didnt get to build relationships or meaningful connections with family, and children who were taken at a very young age would have no special memorys or experiences with their family https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424403 2023-03-29 23:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424403 It was very hard for them because they lost connection with there parents. They had to go day by day not knowing how they were doing. https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424485 2023-03-29 23:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424485 it was unfair on them because they got dehumanized https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424567 2023-03-29 23:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424567 it was very hard for them because they had to get all there resources by there selves https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424821 2023-03-29 23:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424821 It was hard, having to be taken away from your family and having other beliefs and culture being pushed on you and not being able to make their own decisions. https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424841 2023-03-29 23:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537424841 https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537425054 They lost their early life to get re educated and lost connection to there family and friends ]]> 2023-03-29 23:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537425054 they were told that eveything they already knew and understood was wrong and were forced to learn other peoples beliefs and ways https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537425843 2023-03-29 23:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537425843 It scared them for life, leaving them mentally broken. https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537425985 2023-03-29 23:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537425985 https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537425988 It was difficult, they were taken away from there families for the first time in their lives and a lot of them were young. The settlers also brung many diseases that the Aboriginal people had no immunity to.]]> 2023-03-29 23:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537425988 It was difficult for them to be split from their familys and brung into a world where they had know idea what was happening terrified of the new society being struck with confusion to why the goverment would put them in such a cruel situation where they were looked down on as something less then human having theyre right rights taken away from then. https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537426833 2023-03-29 23:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537426833 It was hard because they didn't have any connections with there family https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537427238 2023-03-29 23:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537427238 https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537427303 it was hell because they were stripped away from their homes and families and put in a place where they weren't familiar with ]]> 2023-03-29 23:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537427303 https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537427441 It was very difficult for Aboriginal people in Australia during this time period as they were constantly being dehumanized by European settlers. New laws were being introduced that removed Aboriginal people's rights, such as taking away their guardianship of their children. The Aborigines Act in particular caused mass displacement and separation of child and caregiver, resulting in life-lasting scars that affected both parents and children for the remainder of their life. ]]> 2023-03-29 23:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537427441 It was painful for both the parents and the kids that were taken away, as most of these families were never reunited or found due to how long the children were gone for. The children were trained and brainwashed into making them think that they weren't wanted by anyone. https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537427750 2023-03-29 23:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537427750 It was hard for them because they had to deal with being moved away from their families and that is hard enough as it is. and they were so young https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537428967 2023-03-29 23:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537428967 it was hard because they were robbed of their freedom and chucked into a completely new world where they cant live as they used too. https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537430973 2023-03-29 23:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537430973 naitethompson https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537431094 The children were respected like animals and what the english did was very inhuman ]]> 2023-03-29 23:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537431094 parents and children lived in fear that the children would be wrongfully taken from their homes and taught a whole new way of life, forcing them to forget about who they really are and where they come from. https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537433136 2023-03-29 23:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_orr/jgwp9w68jb78/wish/2537433136