What Is The Stolen Generation In Australia
The stolen generation was a shameful period in Australia’s history. They, the stolen generation, were a large amount of aborigines called half-castes that were taken away from their family if they were part non-indigenous. These half-castes would have been taken away without any notice, then brought to an orphanage like place, where the girls would have been trained to become a domestic servant and the boys would be trained to become stockmen. The plan for the stolen generation was to breed aboriginal blood out, which was why it was mostly girls that were taken away.
It was even legal to take children away from their parents if they were a half caste. Aborigines could have protested with all their strength and it would have done nothing because