Australian Human Rights Commission
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- Part B – Paired review
- 7. Quotes resource sheet
- Focus questions
- 7. Statistics activity sheet
Part ARead the Australia – a national overview resource sheet. While you are reading, make three dot points under each of the following headings: Unoccupied land Early colonisation The first laws which allowed for the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families The rationale behind the assimilation of Indigenous people Self-management and self-determination The Bringing them home Report and its findings Part B – Paired reviewDiscuss the information you have discovered with a partner. Use your notes to inform your discussion and work together to clarify any areas of confusion. Follow the procedure below during your discussion: 1. Decide who will take the roles partner A and partner B. 2. Partner A begins by recounting something interesting from the text and talks for 60 seconds, while partner B listens. 3. After 60 seconds ‘switch’ and change roles. Partner B cannot repeat anything said by A. 4. When partner B has spoken for 60 seconds, partners switch roles again. Now partner A has 40 seconds to continue the review. Remember – nothing stated already can be repeated. 5. After 40 seconds ‘switch.’ Partner B gets 40 seconds. 6. Follow the same procedure allowing each partner 20 seconds to recap. 7. Quotes resource sheetUsing sources All the teachings that we received from our [foster] family when we were little, [were] that black people were bad … I wanted my skin to be white. (Confidential evidence 132, Victoria Bringing them home report) We have power to deal with people of any race within our borders, except the aboriginal inhabitants of the continent, who remain under the custody of the States. There is that single exception of a dying race; and if they be a dying race, let us hope that in their last hours they will be able to recognise not simply the justice, but the generosity of the treatment which the white race, who are dispossessing them and entering into their heritage, are according them. Attorney General Alfred Deakin, 1901 Genocide includes 'forcibly transferring children of the group to another group' committed 'with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group'. UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948 The consequence of [Indigenous people’s] history is the partial destruction of Aboriginal culture and a large part of the Aboriginal population, and also disadvantage and inequality of Aboriginal people in all the areas of social life where comparison is possible between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people … this legacy of history goes far to explain the over-representation of Aboriginal people in custody, and thereby the death of some of them. Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Volume 1.4.19 Several indicators of Indigenous well-being and involvement have seen a reversal in recent years. There are now fewer Aboriginal people at university than there were five years ago, and fewer Aboriginal people in the public service than a decade ago. Statement by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, 2005 In 2003, the infant mortality rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants was recorded as three times that of non-Indigenous infants. In 2004 it was found that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were up to twice as likely to be hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders as non-Indigenous Australians. In 2005, two thirds of Indigenous Australians were reported to have a long-term health condition, and one in three had vision problems. Speech by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma, 2007 I hated white people with a passion because of this. I actually tried to bleach my skin when I was in grade 3 because being black meant too much pain. When I reached 16–17 years of age, I gave up. I found a sense of belonging in alcohol, drugs, violence and gambling, and having no self-respect for myself. It was my ‘pit’ for years until I reached a point where I didn’t want to live any more. I was prepared to take my life. I wanted to die. Speech of Christine Jacobs, ‘Stolen Generations’ survivor, 2005 Focus questionsWhy is it useful to refer to a variety of sources to understand the events of the past? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Draw a spider diagram showing the range of people involved in the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their families. 7. Statistics activity sheetUsing sources The following statistics arise from a number of different reports, which were written at different times and about different groups of people. They are not necessarily representative of national statistics. 38% of Indigenous people were forcibly removed themselves and/or had relatives who, as a child, had been forcibly or otherwise removed from their natural family. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2002 Over 50% of respondents who gave evidence to the Bringing them home Inquiry were five years or younger when they were removed from their families. Bringing them home report, page 182 The children of members of the ‘Stolen Generations’ are twice as likely to have emotional and behavioural problems, to be at high risk for hyperactivity, emotional and conduct disorders, and twice as likely to abuse alcohol and drugs. Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey 2001–02 Indigenous people in Australia are almost one and a half times more likely to have a disability or long-term health condition than non-Indigenous people. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002 21.5% of Indigenous children under 12 experienced racism in the previous six months. Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey 2001–02 Yüklə 1 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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