Australian Human Rights Commission

Part A: Comparisons chart

1. Students read two (or more) of the personal stories from the resource sheet. The personal stories included in the activity are sourced from evidence submitted to the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. Further stories have been collated in the magazine Us Taken–Away Kids available online at www.humanrights.gov.au/bth/taken/index.html or by ordering the publications at: www.humanrights.gov.au/about/publications/index.html

2. After reading the personal stories, students work through the Personal stories comparison activity.