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[stolen generation]
a. where:Australia
b. when: from AD.1869 to AD.1969 (officially) -> from wiki ; 1910 to 1970 -> from official website
c. who: Australien aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, including aboriginal and half-caste , "at least 100,000"
d. why:
    1. " mixed-descent child need protection from neglection, abuse, and abandon " 
    2. supported by 1920s Baldwin Spencer report
e. How:
    1. fisrt recorded by legislation: aboriginal Protection Act 1869
    2. childrens : charitable or religious orgnization -> male:argicultural laborer  /  female:servants 
                          :  foster out (most are female)
    3. speaking their languages and practising their ceremonies was forbidden 
    4. parents were not told where their children were and could not trace them 
    5. children were told that they were orphans 
    6. family visits were discouraged or forbidden; letters were destroyed
f. Result:
    1. As adults, many suffered insecurity, lack of self esteem, feelings of worthlessness, depression, suicide, violence, delinquency, abuse of 
       alcohol and  drugs and inability to trust
    2. Lacking a parental model, many had difficulty bringing up their own children
    3. Most grew up in a hostile environment without family ties or cultural identity. 
    4. The scale of separation also had profound consequences for the whole Aboriginal community - anger, powerlessness and lack of purpose as well 
        as an abiding distrust of Government, police and officials
g.
    1. "1997" "Bringing them to home"

from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generation
http://www.eniar.org/stolengenerations.html
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