Well I know a little bit about that because I have the same doubt when I saw the movie...
"From 1910 until shortly after 1970, many Aboriginal children were removed from their families to educate them outside of their culture, uproot them with the excuse of" protecting "and dilute its identity on racist grounds. The kids were literally torn from the arms of their mothers by gangs of officials, who were condemned to white families, or Anglican missionaries, Catholic or Methodist. So were taken from theirs about 50,000 Aboriginal children. (...) It is estimated that when the British first Fleet landed in 1788 in the current Sydney with its load of prisoners - and the colonization started, there were 750,000 Aboriginal Australian people. were decimated by disease, looting and forced displacement brought by whites. in 1901, the independent Australia, there were 93,000 Indians, and the descendants of Europeans were already 3.8 million".
by María-Paz López. El sueño roto de los aborígenes. La Vanguardia, 16-7-2008
It´s curious, but I have the same doubt than you.
ReplyDeletePlease, if somebody know it, tell it!! :) I caused very sadness by the children of the movie.
Well I know a little bit about that because I have the same doubt when I saw the movie...
ReplyDelete"From 1910 until shortly after 1970, many Aboriginal children were removed from their families to educate them outside of their culture, uproot them with the excuse of" protecting "and dilute its identity on racist grounds. The kids were literally torn from the arms of their mothers by gangs of officials, who were condemned to white families, or Anglican missionaries, Catholic or Methodist. So were taken from theirs about 50,000 Aboriginal children. (...) It is estimated that when the British first Fleet landed in 1788 in the current Sydney with its load of prisoners - and the colonization started, there were 750,000 Aboriginal Australian people. were decimated by disease, looting and forced displacement brought by whites. in 1901, the independent Australia, there were 93,000 Indians, and the descendants of Europeans were already 3.8 million".
by María-Paz López. El sueño roto de los aborígenes. La Vanguardia, 16-7-2008
Thanks Fanny !!! =)
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