The stolen generations
The stolen generations, children whose were taken away
from their families throughout the early
1900s. The half- caste children from aboriginal mothers and white fathers were
removed in order to be exposed to “Anglo Values” and work habits, they learned
to being employed by colonial settlers.
The objective behind the removal of these children was
the racial assimilation. I think that this
acts were wrong , because the
children are innocent people and we must
to protect them and nobody can say
that sons were better without their
mothers or without their parents. I’m a mother
and I can imagine the pain that
those mothers felt when their sons were stolen.
Nevertheless , there are varied life’s
stories about the stolen generations, we read a
dramatic one ,“rabbit proof
fence”, so I found a different
experience…
“I
was very fortunate that when I was removed, I was with very loving and caring
parents. The love was mutual ... I know my foster parents were the type of
people that always understood that I needed to know my roots, who I was, where
I was born, who my parents were and my identity ... I remember one day I went
home to my foster father and stated that I had heard that my natural father was
a drunk. My foster father told me you shouldn't listen to other people: `You
judge him for yourself, taking into account the tragedy, that someday you will
understand'.
Confidential submission 252, South Australia: woman fostered at 4 years in the 1960s.
Confidential submission 252, South Australia: woman fostered at 4 years in the 1960s.
Other children suffered trauma, abuse….
“I
led a very lost, confused, sad, empty childhood, as my foster father molested
me. I remember once having a bath with my clothes on `cause I was too scared to
take them off. I was scared of the dark `cause my foster father would often
come at night. I was scared to tell anyone `cause I once attempted to tell the
local Priest at the Catholic church and he told me to say ten Hail Mary's for
telling lies. So I thought this was how `normal' non-Aboriginal families were.
I was taken to various doctors who diagnosed me as `uncontrollable' or `lacking
in intelligence'. Confidential
submission 788,
New South Wales: woman removed at 3 years in 1946; experienced two foster
placements and a number of institutional placements.
In 2012 the prime minister Kevin ruud gave a public apology to the stolen Generations, I want to share
with you the video .
What do you think about the speech?....... I think
that it’s a political strategy
…..but it was fine and necessary .
