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 4 – Home learning activity

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YEAR 4 – Home learning activity

Activity

Watch the ABC’s Behind the News video about the Stolen Generations.

After viewing the video, discuss the following questions or write your answers in a book.

What was the main point of this story?
Why do you think the Aboriginal children taken from their families are known as the Stolen Generations?
It was government policy that Indigenous children be removed. Why do you think they thought this was necessary?
‘They thought they were doing the right thing.’ How has social policy changed?
What is assimilation?
Imagine being taken away from your family. How does it make you feel?

After unpacking the video, watch one of the below videos and write a letter to one of the survivors.

Florence Onus video
Fay Clayton-Moseley video

CONCLUSION

Use the yarning circle inspired space you have created in your home to allow your child to share their work.
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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