The effects were that lots of traditional aboriginal culture and language went extinct. This resulted in lots of loss of information for aboriginal children. Also the loss of having their children taken away was devastating to many parents, who never recovered from their grief. Some commited suicide or turned to alcohol. Due to being taken away at a young age, the children never learned family skills. Also many of the children were abused and mistreated.
The moment Europeans arrived in the area, they began changing the land to suit the European way of life (Aboriginal History of Yarra, 2016). Colonisation had a devastating impact on the Indigenous people who had lived on this land for over 60,000 years, where they had developed their own culture and traditions, and adapted to their own way of life. The most immediate consequences of colonisation was a wave of epidemic
The forced removal of children from their families, known as the Stolen Generations, has had a particularly devastating impact on the Indigenous community, leading to intergenerational trauma and loss of identity. In addition, the policies of assimilation, which were in place until the 1970s, aimed to force Indigenous Australians to abandon their cultural practices and adopt Western ways of life. This has resulted in a loss of traditional knowledge and practices, which has impacted the community's ability to maintain good health and
They were physically, psychologically, and sexually abused and forced to endure the most inhumane conditions imaginable.
In 1996 he left office before the report was completed. The 25th prime minister in Australia as being John Howard was aware of the issue, he received the ‘Bringing Them Home’ report and yet rejected it. The Bringing Them Home Report had many Inquiries that set demands for the rights of Indigenous Australians, the effects of this history on peoples’ lives and Indigenous communities varied in many areas. The Inquiries showed that there were a number of common effects that varied through the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, many were left with mental and physical health problems, delinquency and behavioural problems, undermined parenting skills, loss of cultural heritage, broken families and communities and racism. It was a time for Caucasians to keep in mind that the removal policies effected generations of Indigenous people, even children who were not removed have been affected in someway, either as a community member or a child of a parent who was removed.
Aboriginal cultures have already been traumatised by the impact of European colonisation and the implemented government policies that followed. In contemporary society those impact of government policies continues to affect the everyday lives of Aboriginal and ATSI people. An example of the contemporary impacts on non-indigenous people is the structure of family life. ATSI people are known for their strong family values and multiple children and multifamily households. However, as the status of a lot ATSI people remain on the low socio economic scale this lead Aboriginal people to adapt to the non-indigenous family structure of single child families and reframe from the responsibilities of other family members living within the household.
· What are the impacts of the issues identified above on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples? Was the impact positive/negative? Justify your answer. The impact is negative because many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders live in situations of social-economic disadvantage, including homelessness, poverty or unemployment.
The impact of the forcible removal is still affecting current generations in various ways, including poor parenting skills. Children were not the only ones affected by the Stolen Generation, the parents of the children suffered greatly. Parents that had their children taken away never recovered from their loss, and turned to suicide or alcohol to cope. Several generations were removed from the Indigenous community where cultural history and knowledge vanished on future generations. Future indigenous families suffer mental illnesses, behavioural problems and unsettled emotional grief (McIntyre and McKeich, 2009).
Introduction to Culture. Poverty is not only a critical problem that affects personal income, housing, or education, but it can even destroy an entire population if not solved. The Aboriginals of Australia are one of the many cultures that is currently losing its identity to impoverish conditions. Within the 50,000 years of existence in the Australian outback, the once prosperous clans of tribesman have dwindled from the reining populace on the continent, to less than a percent of Australians census. These people live by the lifestyle of the land, traditionally by nomadic hunting and gathering.
Aboriginals losing their cultural identity negatively impacted them because when the State government agencies removed them from their homes , they were then taught to reject their Indigenous heritage and most importantly were then forced to adopt white culture. This may of caused them to feel ashamed of their Indigenous culture as the stolen children were never told who their ancestors plus, who their biological families were. In addition, another negative experience under the policy of Assimilation that influenced many Aboriginals in losing their entire culture was being forbidden to speak their traditional languages. That is, because when the Aboriginal children were adopted by white families, their names were often changed meaning that they had to get rid of their traditional Indigenous name that their families had given them at birth
The Aborigines Protection Act of 1909 had numerous negative effects on the Aboriginal people. Some of them still affect them now, such as the trauma and long-term effects. The Aborigines Protection Act of 1909 should never have managed to pass because it was entirely based on racism and violated human rights. Europeans were extremely judgemental and racist.
Indigenous youth have not found their place in the world. Their pasts are lost to them due to colonialism and their futures are vague and not promising. As a former Indigenous youth I can attest to the despair that one feels when there seem to be little to no options left to you. Various Canadian studies indicate that Aboriginal youth are overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice process. In many jurisdictions, the proportion of Aboriginal youth in custody far outstrips their representation within the overall population.
Throughout the years that these children spent in the residential schools, they endured a significant amount of emotional stress, physical abuse and sexual assault on a daily basis, all of
The Canadian Encyclopedia states “The experience was traumatic for many Aboriginal children, who were removed from their families and subjected to harsh discipline, the devaluation of their culture and religion, and even physical and sexual abuse” which shows how the culture of aboriginal has weakened, making many Aboriginals to question their self identity as they don’t understand where they came from and the roots their families were molded from. Many First Nation children felt distressed due to the isolation and loneliness when at these school. One example being, Chanie Wenjack, a student who ran away from a residential school as he missed his family and he later died due to starvation and the cold. This was the first death the government impacted on. The Canadian Encyclopedia reports that “students were isolated and their culture disparaged, removed from their homes and parents separated from their siblings” which is important to Canadian history as it leads to the greater percentage of depression in Aboriginal communities today.
Can you imagine being a child that has been forced to grow up without the loving care and influence of their mother and father? We as a nation need to recognise what we did wrong, and make it right. We need to find a way to live together in harmony with the rightful owners of this land, and restore the sense of community, responsibility, freedom, and love in the Aboriginal
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders experience many disadvantages compared to most of the Australian population. The Indigenous people of Australia experiences vast inequality compared to non indigenous Australians including a significantly shorter life expectancy, higher rate of infant mortality, lower levels of health and poorer levels of education and employment. Since the colonisation of Australia by the British in 1778, Indigenous Australians have experienced significant disadvantage, discrimination and injustice. There have been a variety of legal and non legal responses to combat this issue, legal responses including The Intervention, Declaration on the Rights of INdigenous People and the Land Rights Legislation and non legal responses