Stolen Generations

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families by Australian governments and church missions, especially from the late 19th century to the 1970s.

Aboriginal Protection Act 1869: A Victorian law that gave the government broad control over Aboriginal people’s lives, including where they lived and worked. It helped establish the legal machinery for state control and child removal.
Bringing Them Home: The 1997 Australian Human Rights Commission report on the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Its testimony and findings made the scale and effects of removal nationally visible.
Lowitja O'Donoghue: An Aboriginal Australian leader who advocated for Indigenous rights and led major national health organizations. Her experience as a child removed from her family informed her public advocacy.
Aboriginal Protection Board of New South Wales: A New South Wales government body that controlled many aspects of Aboriginal people’s lives and authorized child removals. The board exercised removal powers in one of the largest state jurisdictions.
Stolen Generations denialism: The rejection or minimization of documented child removals and their effects on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It conflicts with evidence gathered from survivors, records, and the national inquiry.
Aborigines Protection Act 1909: A New South Wales law that empowered authorities to control Aboriginal people and remove children from their families. It formalized removal powers used against Aboriginal families in New South Wales.
Intergenerational trauma: The transmission of psychological and social effects of trauma across generations. Family separation and its aftermath affected descendants as well as those removed.
Link-Up NSW: An Aboriginal community-controlled organization that supports members of the Stolen Generations in finding family and reconnecting with culture. It provides practical support for reunion and reconnection after removal.
Chief Protector of Aborigines: A government office in several Australian jurisdictions with authority over Aboriginal people under protection-era laws. The office illustrates how administrators gained powers over children and families.
Aboriginal child removal in Australia: The broader history of Aboriginal children being separated from families through government, mission, and welfare interventions. The Stolen Generations form a historically specific part of this wider history.

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