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Taylor Thompson THE STOLEN GENERATION

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The stolen Generation. Taylor Thompson. Overview. Definition of the term Genocide Brief overview of the Stolen Generation Arguments supporting the claim of genocide - Forcible removal and transfer of Aboriginal children - government intent -attempted eradication of native culture - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Taylor Thompson

THE STOLEN GENERATION

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Overview• Definition of the term Genocide• Brief overview of the Stolen Generation• Arguments supporting the claim of genocide• - Forcible removal and transfer of Aboriginal children • - government intent• -attempted eradication of native culture• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8xCLKGFcA0

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Genocide definitionArticle II: In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

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The Stolen Generation• Late 1800’s – 1970’s• Children were forcibly

removed from their communities and families

• Not allowed any contact with their parents

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Arguments supporting Claim of Genocide

• Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group• Intent by the Government to dilute or forcibly assimilate the Aboriginal people of Australia• Attempted eradication of native culture

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The Forcible Removal of Aboriginal Children in Australia •Who was taken?-mostly girls-those of mixed race-1 in 3 (100,000)• Why were they taken?- “protection”- -Assimilation- “Eliminate in future the full-

blood and the white and one common blend will remain. Eliminate the full blood and permit the white admixture and eventually the race will become white”

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• How were they Taken?• -With the aid of the police, hospital, social services• -under the guise of protecting the children• -only reason needed was the classification as the parents being Aboriginal•Where were they taken?

-Foster homes-Reform boarding schools designed to teach them “white Ways”

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Government intent• Aboriginal protection Act 1869• Aborigines Protection Amending Act 1915 • -Gave authority to remove Aboriginal Children without having to establish in court that the children were neglected

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sources•  • 1. Cuthbert, Denise, and Marian Quartly. "Forced Child Removal and the Politics of National Apologies in

Australia." American Indian Quarterly Spring 2013: 178-202. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. <http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umw.edu/ehost/detail?sid=0da0bd3c-86f5-44a2-8f95-b9832a211695%40sessionmgr113&vid=1&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=ofm&AN=87560671>.

• 2. Dafler, Jeffrey R. "SOCIAL DARWINISM AND THE LANGUAGE OF RACIAL OPPRESSION: Australia's Stolen Generations." Academic Search Complete. EBSCO, Apr. 2005. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. <http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umw.edu/ehost/detail?sid=2bb29f14-4ffc-4037-ab46-69ad99cc8d26%40sessionmgr115&vid=1&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=16813390>.

• 3. Murphy, Michael. "Apology, Recognition, and Reconciliation." Academic Search Complete. EBSCO, Mar. 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 20114. <http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umw.edu/ehost/detail?sid=200d88b0-1b10-429c-9c31-20661644d280%40sessionmgr113&vid=1&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=58527073>.

• 4. Barta, Tony. "Sorry, and Not Sorry, in Australia: How the Apology to the Stolen Generations Buried a History of Genocide." Academic Search Complete. EBSCO, June 2008. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. <http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umw.edu/ehost/detail?sid=74cb00c6-cc87-4cd4-a248-493a74fc0c88%40sessionmgr113&vid=1&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=34478335>.

• 5. Grieves, Vicki. "Orphaned by the Colour of My Skin: A Stolen Generation Story."Academic Search Complete. EBSCO, July 2009. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. <http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umw.edu/ehost/detail?sid=4d02c44b-4320-4265-b042-236add33d312%40sessionmgr115&vid=1&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=43609790>.

• 6. Robinson, Shirleene, and Jessica Paten. "The Question of Genocide and Indigenous Child Removal: The Colonial Australian Context." Academic Search Complete. EBSCO, Dec. 2008. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. <http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umw.edu/ehost/detail?sid=59f048a9-ee1a-4c1c-872f-f956fa248f9f%40sessionmgr198&vid=1&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=35113337>.