Resource Key
LEVEL 1
brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)
LEVEL 2
provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
LEVEL 3
lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
IB Information
Statement of Inquiry
Perspective and context can influence our interpretation of events and ideas.
Key Concept
Change
Communities
Related Concepts
Language and Literature
Global Context
Orientation in time and space
Approaches to Learning
Communication Skills - exchanging thoughts, messages and information effectively through interaction.
Reading, writing and using language to gather and communicate information.
Indigenous News Feed
Midnight Oil "The Dead Heart"
The Stolen Generation - Introduction
The Stolen Generations refers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were removed from their families following past government policies by government representatives, churches and welfare groups. Official government estimates that in certain regions, between 1 in 10 and 1 in 3 Indigenous Australian children were forcibly taken from their families and brought up in institutions, fostered out or adopted by white families. The removal of Aboriginal children took place approximately between 1883 – 1969 and broke cultural, spiritual and family ties and has left a lasting and intergenerational impact on the lives and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Different laws in different states and territories of Australian Government authorities meant that the lives of Indigenous people were controlled by the government, including their marriages, work, wages, housing, children and access to health care.
First Australians - An unhealthy government experiment - stories
Indigenous History and Culture
- ABC Splash.(2017) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders histories and cultures. Retrieved from:http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/topic/494038/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-histories-and-culturesAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Where did the phrase The Stolen Generations come from?
Professor Peter Read, a history professor at The Australian National University was the first to use the phrase "stolen generation" and used it as the title of a magazine article and then his 1981 book, The Stolen Generations (1981).
Infographic Stolen Generation overview
Creative Spirits. (n.d.). Stolen Generation Infographic. Purchased download. Do not reproduce online.
Explaining The Stolen Generations
- Explainer - The Stolen Generation. (2018). SBS. Retrieved 7th October 2018 from https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/explainer/explainer-stolen-generationsA great SBS website that explains the many aspects of The Stolen Generation.