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.
- Stories from Community
- Looking Where The Light Is
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.

YEAR 12 – Home learning activity

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YEAR 12 – Home learning activity

Watch First Contact, Episode 1: Elcho Island snippet and answer the following questions either in a book or in a discussion with another person:

What do you think the purpose of this show is?
How do you think the people in this show formed their opinions?
What lies and propaganda were used?
What needs to happen for Australians to truly understand and acknowledge the truth of this nation?

Pick one focus area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Use the Government policy in relation to Aboriginal people and The Policy of Assimilation, as a starting point to research how policy impacted the focus area and then branch out to conduct further research to answer the following questions:

What was this focus area like before colonisation?
What is this focus area like now?
What policies impacted this focus area?
What is currently being done to heal/regain/restore this focus area? What else can be done?

Examples of focus areas (before colonisation):
• Caring for country	• Reciprocal ways of living with the environment
• Lore	• Inter-nation trade
• Sustainability	• Songlines connected people and Country together
• Flourishing language and culture

CONCLUSION

Use the yarning circle inspired space you have created in your home to share your response.
Consider sharing your work with The Healing Foundation so other students and Stolen Generations survivors can see the work you’ve done.
- - Email us at resources@healingfoundation.org.au
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