Aboriginal People In The 1950's
The landing of white man in Australia caused havoc for the first Aboriginal inhabitants of the land. For years the white society pushed and shoved the aboriginal culture and traditions out. Many of the universal declaration human rights were breached and ignored against the aboriginal people. One of the worst crimes that has stained Australia’s history would be the “Stolen generation” this disgraceful event caused many social and physical problems for the children who were kidnapped.
The policy of assimilation introduced in the 1950’s encouraged aboriginal people to ‘act white, think white and even look white’. They used genocide during this time as the white society wanted nothing to do with the aboriginal people and saw them as foreign creatures …show more content…
The children were taken away from their biological mother and either adopted into a white family or placed into an orphanage. The boys were sent to kinchella boys home and girls at Cootamundra, where conditions were tough for young children and the discipline was very strict. When the children reached 14 they were expected to leave and become farmers on pastoral properties where they were payed very low and often in food rations, leaving them with no income to support a life outside of farming. The girls were also expected to leave at the young age of 14 to become domestic servants where they too were payed very low and in rations. These children were not given a sufficient education and were often neglected living in these homes. Recent research has revealed confronting news that many of these young innocent children were sexually abused and physically assaulted, resulting in 13-14 year old children becoming pregnant. This is a clear example of how the right to an education, respect, unjust imprisonment and being born free and equal, were not being followed to the aboriginal
The policy of assimilation introduced in the 1950’s encouraged aboriginal people to ‘act white, think white and even look white’. They used genocide during this time as the white society wanted nothing to do with the aboriginal people and saw them as foreign creatures …show more content…
The children were taken away from their biological mother and either adopted into a white family or placed into an orphanage. The boys were sent to kinchella boys home and girls at Cootamundra, where conditions were tough for young children and the discipline was very strict. When the children reached 14 they were expected to leave and become farmers on pastoral properties where they were payed very low and often in food rations, leaving them with no income to support a life outside of farming. The girls were also expected to leave at the young age of 14 to become domestic servants where they too were payed very low and in rations. These children were not given a sufficient education and were often neglected living in these homes. Recent research has revealed confronting news that many of these young innocent children were sexually abused and physically assaulted, resulting in 13-14 year old children becoming pregnant. This is a clear example of how the right to an education, respect, unjust imprisonment and being born free and equal, were not being followed to the aboriginal