Dispossession of Aboriginal Spiritualities (TW distressing content) Flashcards

Syllabus - Discuss the continuing effects of dispossession in relation to : - Separation from land - Separation from Kinship Groups - Stolen Generations

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What was Dispossession

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The loss of access of Aboriginal peoples to traditional lands (therefore ll aspects of spiritual + cultural life)

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What were the effects of being separated from land

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without access to land, people lost contact with ancient dreamings which formed all aspects of life
- loss of language, culture and history + sense of identity

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Effect on Kinship

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  • separation from land meant families were separated
  • loss of oral tradition (handing on rights + responsibilities)
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What was the stolen Generation

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  • Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from families
  • Children were either placed in government/church runned institutions or adopted/fostered into white families
  • children were forbidden from speaking their language or practicing ceremonies
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What were some policies placed in this time frame?

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  • The protection policy
  • The assimilation policy (1930’s)
  • the reserve system
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What was the protection policy?

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A policy to “protect” indigenous people
although it allowed white authorities to control every aspect of aboriginal life

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What was the effect of the protection policy on Aboriginal People

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  • Deprivation of independence, culture, spiritual world
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What was the Assimilation policy

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  • Children removed from families without parental consent and placed into white families
  • ensure aboriginal people married white people (remove aboriginal blood line - this was when the term half-cast was introduced)
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What was the effect of these policies?

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  • effects were dependent of where they were placed
  • children placed into institutions were starved, and often either physically or sexually abused.
  • a lot of children were alienated in white communities.
  • affected country + kinship
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What was found in the bringing them home report? (1997)

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  • between 1 in 3 children were removed from families
    children removed were more likely to:
  • suffer low self esteem, depression, mental illness
  • more vulnerable to physical, emotional or sexual abuse
  • unable to retain links to land
  • unlikely to be bale to establish right to native title
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