I cannot help but wonder how the "Stolen Generation " is still deeply wounded and effected .Its estimated that 100,000 children were taken from their families in a 60 year span . I have been doing light research on various subjects concerning Australia in my spare time.
In 1869 the "Victorian Board for the Protection of Aborigines" was established, the nightmare and horror of separation began. The Governor could remove any child of Aboriginal decent to a reformatory or industrial school .Similar legislation's were passed in other colonies:
New South Wales 1883
Queensland 1897
Western Australia 1905
South Australia 1911
By 1915 the NSW Aborigines Protection board is given power to remove Aboriginal children without a court hearing .
While the government wanted to culturally reprogram Aboriginal children ,to make it in modern society, the results were emotionally damaged human beings . As well as being a stolen generation ,there is a deeply embedded feeling of identity theft . The impact upon the generation has only left a negative social and psychological effect on the indigenous community. The social impacts of forced removal have been measured and found quite severe.
Here's a quote that I can came across " Four generation of my family went without parently love ,without a mother or father. I myself found it hard to show any love to my children because I wasn't given that , so was my mother and grandmother .
~Carol~
On Feb. 13th a formal apology was given by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the stolen Generations. My prayer is that The Stolen Generations will be redeemed by God .
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