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On 28 May 1997, the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Dean Brown, issued a parliamentary apology on behalf of the people of South Australia, saying that the "South Australian Parliament expresses its deep and sincere regret at the forced separation of some Aboriginal children from their families and homes which occurred prior to 1964, apologises ...
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA, enacted November 8, 1978 and codified at 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901–1963 [1]) is a United States federal law that governs jurisdiction over the removal of American Indian children from their families in custody, foster care, and adoption cases.
A portrayal entitled The Taking of the Children on the 1999 Great Australian Clock, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, by artist Chris Cooke. The Stolen Generations (also known as Stolen Children) were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions, under ...
More than 20 Indigenous people from seven households are once again facing eviction from their homes on Nooksack Tribal land in Deming after a years-long legal battle concerning the families ...
On 13 February 2008, Rudd presented the apology to Indigenous Australians as a motion to be voted on by the house. [10] It has since been referred to as the National Apology, [11] or simply The Apology. [12] The apology read as follows: [10] [13] I move: That today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in ...
While Indigenous people make up 6 percent to 6.5 percent of Montana’s population, they account for 30.6 percent of missing persons cases. Out of the 2,263 reported missing in Montana last year ...
In the United Kingdom, forced adoption was particularly prevalent from the 1950s to the 1970s, especially among working-class families and unmarried mothers. These adoptions were often facilitated through a combination of social services and adoption agencies, with children being removed from their homes under the guise of protection or due to ...
Original assimilation efforts in the United States included legislative efforts, forced separation of families, and mass relocation of indigenous tribes. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] Modern-day efforts towards effective assimilation are more focused on easing the transition between cultures in such areas as education styles, parenting methods, and job requirements.