Introduction: Experiencing the Policies of Child Removal--1. Fear of the 'Half-caste'--2. Creating the Poverty of Aboriginal Children--3. Life on the Inside--4. Official Negligence--5. Assimilation in Practice--6. Living with the Aftermath--7. The Inter-Generational Effects--8. The Politics of Removal and Reconciliation--Conclusion: The Stolen Generations and Racism
Summary
In 1937, the Australian government adopted an official policy of removing Aboriginal children from their families, a policy that envisaged the ultimate disappearance of the Aboriginal race. Although this policy was replaced after WWII with assimilation, much of the underlying purpose remained. This
Written specifically to maximise understanding of an extremely complex issue, this book examines the reasons why the policy of assimilation and the removal of Aboriginal children was introduced and maintained for so long. It reveals some of the long term effects of the policy and shows why the stolen generations are still a part
Analysis
Aboriginal Australians - Child welfare
Aboriginal Australians - Government policy
Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Aboriginal children
Aboriginal reconciliation
Assimilation
Child welfare
Federal issue
Missionaries
Racial discrimination
State issue
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index
