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18 Cards in this Set
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Assimilation |
Assimilation is the ‘merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups.'
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Assimilation Policy and the purpose |
In 1951 the policy of assimilation was formally adopted, with its aim to have ‘all persons of Aboriginal blood or mixed blood in Australia will live like white Australians do’.
The purpose of assimilation was for Australian Indigenous people to reject their culture and heritage and to adopt British customs and beliefs. |
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Integration Policy |
In 1965, assimilation was replaced by the policy of ‘integration'.
Under this policy, Australian Indigenous culture was to be ‘westernised’. |
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Response to Assimilation and Integration |
Freedom Ride and 1967 Referendum
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Redfern Park Anncoucement |
Prime minister Keating’s speech acknowledges the injustices committed against Australian indigenous people and declared support for reconciliation process.
He spoke about the injustice of the past, including the removal of children, loss of life and land, and the lack of compassion toward Australian Indigenous people due to “our failure to imagine these things being done to us” |
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Apology letter |
On behalf of the federal government Kevin Rudd read out an apology letter concerning the Stolen Generation. |
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Paternalism |
Paternalism is the practice of acting like a father, treating someone like a child, making decisions for them without allowing them responsibility.
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Cultural Suppression |
Cultural Suppression involves the domination of one culture over another by a deliberate policy or by economic or technological superiority.
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Protection and Segregation |
Collection of policies, the policies resulted in the separation of indigenous into missions and reserves based on the belief that they were a dying race.
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Protection |
Aborigines were treated legally as minors.· Under the protection policy “half caste” children were removed from their aboriginal mothers to be brought up in the white community. This policy lasted until 1950’s. |
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Responses to protection and segregation |
Walk off from Cummeragunja at Barmah on 4th February 1939.
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Victorian aborigine’s protection board
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In 1886 in the protection board was set up. Its aim, was
A: to civilise, Christianise and above all train aborigines on stations established for the purpose. B: to remove as many children as possible from their bad environment and parental influence to training homes and hence to situations (work) with white families. |
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Northern Territory Intervention |
Introduced in august 2007, the NT intervention was created in response to the 'Little Children are scared' report, which identifies the growing population of indigenous children sexual abuse and potential neglect. |
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Features of the NT intervention |
income management, child health checks, a ban alcohol and pornography, quarantining 50% of welfare payments to ensure the money is spent on food. |
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Responses to NT intervention |
Aboriginal's were upset that there was no real consultation, these were not applied to non-aboriginals, felt it was a land grab, money cards did not make a difference. |
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Reconciliation |
The government formed the council for aboriginal reconciliation, setting a 10 year time frame to advance a national process of reconciliation.
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Why reconciliation |
The process of reconciliation formally began as a result of the report of the royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody in 1991.
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UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
Adopted by United Nations General Assembly on 14 September 2007. The declaration is a set of principles which describe the equality, non-dicrimination, partnership, consultation and cooperation between indigenous and governments. Not legally binding |
