Stolen Generation
Essays

The indigenous people have been subjected to severe violations of their rights and suppression of their cultural traditions. Wars and massacres, destruction of homes, forceful separations and restriction to…

An Examination of Indigenous Australians' Social Issues and Policy Introduction The Indigenous population at the time of European settlement is estimated to have been at least 750,000.

Religion differs from magic in that it is not concerned with control or manipulation of the powers confronted.

A Practice Framework for Child Protective Services

Racism in Australia: Past, Present, And Future

Pearl Gibbs was actively involved in the setting up and running of a number of formal bodies such as the Aborigines Progressive Association and the Australian Aborigines' League. Pearl fought for Aboriginal representation on the Aborigines' Welfare Board and was appointed to this Board herself in 1954, the first woman to receive such an appointment. Her lifelong work for justice and citizenship rights for her people is perhaps especially striking considering that she could have passed as a white woman.

Terra nullius is a Latin expression deriving from Roman law meaning "land belonging to no one." Sovereignty over territory which is terra nullius may be acquired through occupation, such as the British occupation of Australia. This paper discusses the harsh effects of the terra nullius policy that continue to severely affect Aborigines in Australia today.

¶ … Stolen Generations' is used to define the numerous Aborigines, and the few Torres Strait Islanders, who were forced from their homes when they were children, by church missions and Australian territorial, state, and…

Development Theory: The Life-Trajectory of Kevin

Protection and Segregation From the Mid-Nineteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Century