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How many aboriginal children were taken in the stolen generation?
About 60,000 children
What is Australias stolen generation?
Australia's stolen generation was the aboriginal children that where taken away from there parents and put in a home for them. it was a very hard life. they where also half casts. Children who had one black mother and one black father. it was frowned upon white mothers have a black mans child. i twas a very cruel time
Who was taken with the stolen generation?
Aboriginal children and Torres Strait Islander children and they got bombed oh yeah
What is the song took the children away about?
It is about the Stolen Generation. When he was a boy he was taken away from his family and he wrote a song about it.
Who was involved in the stolen generation?
The children of Australian Aboriginal peoples were affected most by the Stolen Generation. This is because they are the Stolen Generation. They were taken away from their families for the sake of assimilation.
When did the stolen generation take place?
The Stolen Generation Children who were taken went to Institutes where they were locked in dormetries at night and if they were white enough they were fostered out into white families. If they wern't then as soon as they ewre able to conseve then they were forced to have kids to white men in order to "breed the aborigine out of them"
What is Archie roach's song took the children away about?
It is about the Stolen Generation. When he was a boy he was taken away from his family and he wrote a song about it.
How many white kids were taken in the stolen generation?
nobody really knows how much kids were taken from the stolen generation as records where lost, although it is estimated to be about 100 000.
Why were the stolen generation taken from their parents?
They were taken from their families because the Europeans thought that they weren't capable of caring for children. They took them away and took them to isolated camps called missions.
How were the children of the stole generation taken?
The children of the stolen generation were taken away from police officers in the area. Children that were 'half-caste' were taken away from their families because at the time the white people thought it was a good idea, they were taken to camps and missionaries around the state. From there they were taught to speak english, clean, wash themselves, eat properly and to be Christian. A good movie to watch is Rabbit Proof fench.
What happened to the aboriginal children during the stolen generation?
(full blooded aboriginal children were not taken away, only the half-caste children) They were taken away from their families. The 'white' Australians wanted to 'breed out' the half black half white blood in these children. They were forced to become like the whites and had to go to church etc. like the white people. It is commonly believed that full-blooded children were not taken away. This was not always the case. Full-blooded aboriginal children were also removed from their families during the attempts of the European-founded government to completely eradicate the Australian indigenous culture. The Stolen generation children were placed in institutions where the European language, erligion and culture was forced upon them.
How many aboriginals were taken in the stolen generation?
It is believed that about 100,000 Aborigine children who were taken from their families and adopted into white households as part of the government's program of forced assimilation. No one really knows the exact number.
