Stolen Generations
Stolen Generations

The Stolen Generations are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed as children from their families and communities through race-based policies set up by both State and Federal Governments from 1910 to the 1970s.
Intergenerational trauma
Intergenerational trauma

If people don’t have the opportunity to heal from past trauma, they may unknowingly pass it on to others. Their children may experience difficulties with attachment, disconnection from their extended families and culture and high levels of stress from family and community members who are dealing with the impacts of trauma.
Knowledge Creation
Knowledge Creation

We work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing leadership, survivors, youth, therapists and academics to harness knowledge and co-design projects that combine ancient Indigenous healing knowledge with Western trauma knowledge.
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Community Healing
Community Healing

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, healing is a holistic process, which addresses mental, physical, emotional and spiritual needs and involves connections to culture, family and land. Healing works best when solutions are culturally strong, developed and driven at the local level, and led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Resources
Resources

We offer a wide range of resources on trauma and healing for Stolen Generations survivors, their descendants, families and communities, along with other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
About Us
About Us

The Healing Foundation is a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation that partners with communities to address the ongoing trauma caused by actions like the forced removal of children from their families.

Foundation – Home learning activity

Home
Foundation – Home learning activity

Activity

Introduce the activity: Today we are going to study some art that represents the healing journey of lots of Aboriginal people who are members of the Stolen Generations.

Look at the artwork. Take time to look at and talk about what you can see in the artworks. Some questions that could prompt discussion are:

Guiding questions

What do you like about painting?
What do you feel when you look at the painting? What makes you feel that?
Talk about the history of the artwork.

This artwork was made by an artist called Riki Salam. To create this artwork he listened to the stories of lots of members of the Stolen Generations and used their stories to think about how the artwork would look…

Have students respond to the artwork using the ‘I see…I think…I feel…’ worksheet . If they are capable they can write one or two words to respond to each section or you can scribe for them.

Conclusion

Use the yarning circle inspired space you have created in your home to share their responses.
Consider sharing your work with The Healing Foundation so other students and Stolen Generations survivors can see the work you’ve done.
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