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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.
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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.
How many aboriginal children were taken in the stolen generation?
About 60,000 children
In the stolen generation Were only black children taken?
Yes i think so but not sure :)
Where did the stolen generation live?
With foster parents. They were removed from their families as the authorities at the time considered that they were at risk.
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
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.
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"
How long did the stolen generation last?
The years of the Stolen Generation/s are considered to have begun around 1869 and continued for the next hundred years, with sporadic cases of children still being taken in the early part of the 1970s.
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.
Who was taken with the stolen generation?
Aboriginal children and Torres Strait Islander children and they got bombed oh yeah
What were the effects on the Aboriginals in the Stolen Generation?
what were the impacts on the aboriginals in the stolen generation that were short term
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.
