Assimilation
What is a half-caste?
A person with an Aboriginal parent and a White parent.
Were they allowed to keep their names and speak their native language?
No - they were punished for doing so.
Which group went to missions?
Half-castes.
When did the assimilation policy end?
1973.
Where did the full-bloods go?
They went to institutions to be taught low-skilled and unskilled labour jobs.
Apart from missions, where else were the children placed?
They were adopted by a white family.
Who ran the missions?
Governments, churches, and non-government agencies.
Approximately how many children were stolen?
At least 100,000.
Why were the half-castes taken?
The Whites believed their paler skin meant they would be able to integrate and blend into White society easier.
What were blanket babies?
Babies that were stolen at birth who were covered with blankets by nurses to hide them from their mothers.
What were they taught at the missions?
Girls were taught to be domestic servants. Boys were taught to be stockmen. They were taught how to be white.
How did the stolen generation affect the children as parents later on?
They didn't know how to love their own children.