DISPOSSESSION

Students learn about:

Issues for Aboriginal spiritualities in relation to:

- The effect of dispossession
- The Land Rights movement
Students learn to:

Discuss the continuing effect of dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities in relation to:

- Separation from the land
- Separation from kinship groups
- The Stolen Generations

Use the following links as well as your textbook to complete the activities below:

http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/sorry-day-stolen-generations

http://stolengenerationstestimonies.com/index.php/testimonies/index.1.html

https://docs.google.com/a/syd.catholic.edu.au/presentation/d/147ISJi0y6fPJSNaAaxotQW-FRgc-_Kh0rDZil_vSZ1w/edit#slide=id.g4e1abfaec_015
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http://www.nsdc.org.au/stolen-generations/history-of-the-stolen-generations/the-bringing-them-home-report

https://sites.google.com/a/syd.catholic.edu.au/ccc-clancy-with-batty/year-12-sor/religion-belief-systems-in-australia-post-1945

Define the term dispossession.

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Describe the policy of Assimilation.

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Explain the social impact of the Assimilation Policy.

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Outline practices used to enforce the Assimilation Policy.

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What is meant by the term the Stolen Generation?

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Visit the website:http://stolengenerationstestimonies.com/index.php/testimonies/index.1.html
Read ONE story from the perspective of a child of the stolen generation. Record their experiences in the space provided.
Consider the events that led to their separation and the impact on their life as an Aboriginal.
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What was the Bringing Them Home Report (1997)?
Record recommendations

Describe the impact of the this report on Australian

Society. What was done for the Aboriginals following the
report?

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Identify the EFFECT OF DISPOSSESSION in relation to each the following:

Separation from the land

Separation from kinship groups

The Stolen Generations