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Indigenisation resources: Stolen Generations

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Stolen Generations

Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that videos on this page may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons

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This documentary is one of the most compelling films on this subject that we have yet seen. We are confident that it will become a landmark film in the fullness of time. Much of its power comes from its beautifully staged re-enactments of key moments in the lives of the individuals who tell their stories in the film.

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Between 1910 and 1970 in Australia, 1 in 3 children were removed from Aboriginal families and placed in institutions and foster homes. These children, in most cases, were never to see their family again. The film tells 3 stories of Aboriginal people who were removed.

Hosted in the Library's Kanopy database

Featured resources

  • BlackWords - Covers all forms of creative writing, film, television, criticism and scholarship, both by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers, and literary and storytelling cultures.
  • Informit Indigenous Collection - Contains specialist journals, conference papers, reports, magazines, eBooks and grey literature unavailable elsewhere online. Some full-text.
  • Sociology Source Ultimate - Subjects include gender identity, marriage and family, to demographics, political sociology, religion and socio-cultural anthropology.
  • Social science journals (Proquest) - Access to journal articles covering a range of topics including gender, minority studies and activism.