1. Individual Component: Profile
Patricia June O’Shane was born in 1941 into an interracial family (a rarity for that period), at a time when it was common practice for the removal of children from their families where it was deemed children were being neglected (McIntyre & McKeich, 2009). The removals often triggered children to feel disconnected with their culture/traditional ways and their family’s history (Cowlishaw, 2004). Both of Patricia’s grandparents had been removed from their families, which she believes is why her grandfather encouraged his grandchildren to question what they believed to be wrong in the world (O 'Shane, Miller, Miller, & O 'Shane, 2010). In Contrast, Patricia was raised by her father Patrick O’Shane (Irish Australian) …show more content…
Being a victim of the Stolen Generation, Archie and his siblings were forcibly removed from their parents care and placed in an orphanage at an early age (Flynn, 2014). From his youth through until his teens Archie felt lost and struggled with his sense of identity to quote a line from the song that saw him receive a Human Rights Achievement Award Took the Children Away “we were acting white and feeling black” (McIntyre & McKeich, 2009). Archie Roach’s music is popular with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, it shares the stories of his life whilst covering the political issues that are effecting Indigenous Australians (Flynn, 2014). Archie’s music has seen him receive numerous accolades from to Aria to being made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his “significant service to the performing arts as a singer, songwriter and guitarist and to the community as a spokesman for social justice” (Florance,
Patricia June O’Shane was born in 1941 into an interracial family (a rarity for that period), at a time when it was common practice for the removal of children from their families where it was deemed children were being neglected (McIntyre & McKeich, 2009). The removals often triggered children to feel disconnected with their culture/traditional ways and their family’s history (Cowlishaw, 2004). Both of Patricia’s grandparents had been removed from their families, which she believes is why her grandfather encouraged his grandchildren to question what they believed to be wrong in the world (O 'Shane, Miller, Miller, & O 'Shane, 2010). In Contrast, Patricia was raised by her father Patrick O’Shane (Irish Australian) …show more content…
Being a victim of the Stolen Generation, Archie and his siblings were forcibly removed from their parents care and placed in an orphanage at an early age (Flynn, 2014). From his youth through until his teens Archie felt lost and struggled with his sense of identity to quote a line from the song that saw him receive a Human Rights Achievement Award Took the Children Away “we were acting white and feeling black” (McIntyre & McKeich, 2009). Archie Roach’s music is popular with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, it shares the stories of his life whilst covering the political issues that are effecting Indigenous Australians (Flynn, 2014). Archie’s music has seen him receive numerous accolades from to Aria to being made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his “significant service to the performing arts as a singer, songwriter and guitarist and to the community as a spokesman for social justice” (Florance,