What did the Bringing Them Home report say?
The Bringing Them Home report estimated that a minimum of one in 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were forcibly removed from their families and communities in the period up to 1970. A further 38 per cent of people surveyed in 2008 reported having immediate family who had been removed.
What was the point of the Bringing Them Home report?
It concluded the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children was a gross violation of human rights. The Bringing Them Home report consists of 54 recommendations to redress the impacts of the removal polices and address ongoing trauma.
Who wrote removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families?
Patrick McGarry
For instance, Patrick McGarry, a member of the Parliament of New South Wales, objected to the Aborigines Protection Amending Act 1915 which authorised the Aborigines’ Protection Board to remove Aboriginal children from their parents without having to establish cause.
Who made the Bringing Them Home report?
The inquiry was primarily conducted by Sir Ronald Wilson, President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, and Mick Dodson, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
How many Bringing Them Home report recommendations have been implemented?
54 recommendations
The Bringing them Home report included 54 recommendations to support healing and reconciliation for the Stolen Generations, their families and the Australian public more broadly. These recommendations can be viewed below.
What does the healing foundation do?
The Healing Foundation is a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation that provides a platform to amplify the voices and lived experience of Stolen Generations survivors and their families.
What is significant about the Stolen Generation?
Thousands of children were forcibly removed by governments, churches and welfare bodies to be raised in institutions, fostered out or adopted by non-Indigenous families, nationally and internationally. They are known as the Stolen Generations.
What is the role of the Aboriginal health worker?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers (ATSIHWs) play a vital role in the primary health workforce. They provide clinical and primary health care for individuals, families and community groups including specialty areas of drug and alcohol, mental health, diabetes and eye and ear health.
What does it mean to be an Aboriginal child when it comes to adoption?
A child of ‘Aboriginal descent’ is distinct from a child who ‘descended from an Aboriginal’, with the former meaning that the child is descended from the people who lived in this country before British colonisation.
Why are indigenous children overrepresented in out of home care?
Poverty, assimilation policies, intergenerational trauma and discrimination and forced child removals have all contributed to the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care, as has a lack of understanding of the cultural differences in child-rearing practices and family structure ( …
How do you reference the Bringing Them Home report in APA?
APA (6th ed.) Australia., & Wilkie, M. (1997). Bringing them home: Report of the national inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.