Since the settlement of the white Europeans in Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI people) have been mistreated by the government and have struggled to retain their rights and freedoms. Changes in government policies in the 20th century, such as protection and assimilation have affected the rights and freedoms of ATSI people drastically.
Protectionism was the first of the 5 policies to be implemented on the ATSI community from 1869-1937. The policy aimed to protect and educate the ATSI people so that they could conform to the ‘white ways’ but instead forced them onto missions and directed where and how they should live. Children were also taken from the families and placed in schools so they could be trained to work as servants
Protectionism was the first of the 5 policies to be implemented on the ATSI community from 1869-1937. The policy aimed to protect and educate the ATSI people so that they could conform to the ‘white ways’ but instead forced them onto missions and directed where and how they should live. Children were also taken from the families and placed in schools so they could be trained to work as servants