What is assimilation Stolen Generation?
The Stolen Generations refers to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were removed from their families between 1910 and 1970. This was done by Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions, through a policy of assimilation.
Where are the stolen generation now?
Australia
Today, Stolen Generations survivors live right across Australia. Most (73%) live in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
What was the stolen generation called?
Stolen Children
The Stolen Generations (also known as Stolen Children) were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions, under acts of their respective parliaments.
Did the Stolen Generations return to their families?
The Stolen Generations refers to a period in Australia’s history where Aboriginal children were removed from their families through government policies. For about a century, thousands of Aboriginal children were systematically taken from their families, communities and culture, many never to be returned.
How did the stolen generation end?
The NSW Aborigines Protection Board loses its power to remove Indigenous children. The Board is renamed the Aborigines Welfare Board and is finally abolished in 1969.
Who ran the kinchela boys home?
the NSW Government
Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home (KBH) was a ‘home’ run by the NSW Government for over 50 years from 1924 – 1970 to house Aboriginal boys forcibly removed from their families. It’s a place of deep importance for survivors, their families and communities.
Where did the children of the Stolen Generation Go?
Many of the stolen children were placed into group homes such as the Kinchela Boys Home and the Cootamundra Girls Training Home. At these homes the children were taught skills such as housekeeping and farm handing, so that once they were to leave the home, they would be able to be placed into the service of a White family.
What was the Kinchela Boys Home used for?
(Supplied: Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation) Built into an old bus, the centre houses an interior exhibition display developed in consultation with survivors. The back half of the bus has been converted into a cinema that shows a short animated film produced by some of the Uncles.
When did the Stolen Generation end in Australia?
Although the period known as the Stolen Generation technically ended in 1969, it is important to understand that the effect of the Stolen Generation is still being felt by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples today.
Is the Kinchela gate in the National Museum of Australia?
The Kinchela gate joins the Museum’s growing collection of objects linked to the Stolen Generations and children’s homes and institutions. The passing of time and the nature of growing up in an institution means that the survival of objects is relatively rare. The Kinchela gate is on show in the Museum’s First Australians gallery.