What’s been done to address the ongoing impact of the removal of First Nations children in Australia?Individuals, families, communities and organisations (such as the Healing Foundation) have been working to reconnect members of the Stolen Generations and their descendants with family members, First Nations communities, cultures

and Country, and to heal…

Between 1910 and the 1970s*, many First Nations children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of various government policies. In Australia, between 1910 and the 1970s*, governments, churches and welfare bodies forcibly removed many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.

F–Y10 Activity Guide, Separation – Ruth's storyIf you're a teacher, use our new resource to create a thought-provoking and engaging lesson to deepen students' understanding of the Stolen Generations era.

Episode Two takes us back to the arrival of Europeans to this land, signifying the beginning of our shared history. We look at the impact of colonisation, including many tragic and painful aspects of European arrival.

ListeningWhen Mike Hercock planted Imagine Baptist Church in Surry Hills Sydney, he asked the question, “How could the gospel have the maximum influence on the community that we're in?” The discovery that his community had the second highest Aboriginal population in Sydney helped him answer this question.

 

The government’s solution was to discontinue its policy of ‘protection’, which separated First Nations people from white society by placing First Nations people on reserves and missions, and to instead adopt an assimilation approach.