Stolen Generation, by Emeline Lambert

The Stolen Generation is the name used for the Aboriginal children who were removed from their families by state government agencies from 1869 until 1969. These children were placed in orphanage, internship or white families, so that when they were adults, they would marry white men and white women. Therefore the Aboriginal race would disappear.
At least 100 000 children were removed from their families.
This situation went on until the years 1970 (Aboriginals are still perceived as second class citizens nowadays).
But in 1992, the Australian High court of justice declared that Aboriginals were the first inhabitants of the country-continent.
The state government admitted its mistake and apologized in 2008.

Now there is an organization, "ANTaR", which supports Aboriginals, with the "Sea of Hands" (http://www.antar.org.au/sea_of_hands).



I did not know about the Stolen generation, and I have been really surprised that people removed children from their families just because they were half-case.
I think "ANTaR" is a useful organization, because it helps many Aboriginals : its goal is to improve justice for Aboriginals and specially to have "white people" respect them.