Stolen Generation
Stolen Generation proper noun: collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who as children who were removed from their families by government agencies or church missions, between approximately 1869 and (officially) 1969.
Proper noun
Stolen Generation
- Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who as children who were removed from their families by government agencies or church missions, between approximately 1869 and (officially) 1969.
- This loss of trust probably extends to welfare agencies tarnished by paternalism, patriarchalism and association with the Stolen Generation.2006, Gary Bouma, Australian Soul: Religion and Spirituality in the 21st Century, page 116
- Marge Tucker′s 1970 autobiography, If Everybody Cared, was the first by one of the Stolen Generation.2006, Helen Calvert, Jenny Herbst, Ross Smith, Australia and the World: Thinking Historically, page 198
Noun
Stolen Generation (plural Stolen Generations)
- Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were removed from their families as children, within some given generation (nominal period of time over which children grow up, before having children of their own).
- On one level, this image of the reunification of three generations of Aboriginal women offers a satisfying resolution to the story, effectively assuaging social anxieties about past race relations, in particular the issue of the Stolen Generations.2004, Felicity Collins, Therese Davis, Australian Cinema After Mabo, page 145
- Ken′s mother is not the only member of the Stolen Generations to see the need to look back before looking forward.2005, Ken Isaacson, Stephanie Ford, “19: Looking forward—looking back: shaping a future”, in Claire Smith, H. Martin Wobst, editors, Indigenous Archaeologies: Decolonizing Theory and Practice, page...
Examples of Stolen Generation in a sentence
- Around 100,000 children comprised the stolen generation, who were separated from their mothers and fathers in this way, causing untold stress and damage to the nation′s indigenous community.2009, Charles Rawlings-Way, Sydney, Lonely Planet, page 24:
- In many places, radio stations invite Stolen Generations people in the neighbourhood to tell their stories.[…]Some of the Stolen Generations sought redress through the courts.2010, John Bond, “21: Saying Sorry to the Aborigines: How the media played such a crucial role”, in Richard L Keeble, editor, Media Values...
Forms of Stolen Generation
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | stolen generation |
| Noun | |
| plural | Stolen Generations |
Questions about Stolen Generation
- What does Stolen Generation mean?
- Stolen Generation means collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who as children who were removed from their families by government agencies or church missions, between approximately 1869 and (officially) 1969.
- How do you use Stolen Generation in a sentence?
- Around 100,000 children comprised the stolen generation, who were separated from their mothers and fathers in this way, causing untold stress and damage to the nation′s indigenous community.
- What part of speech is Stolen Generation?
- Stolen Generation can be a proper noun or a noun.
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