Bobby spent 9 years searching for his mother and eventually found out she had died soon after he was taken. Decades later, when Matthew Sherwood, a Canadian photojournalist, began documenting survivors of the boarding schools — the “stolen generations,” as Australia calls them — they unleashed hellish memories where neglect was the best it ever got. Stolen Generations is told by the survivors of the Stolen Generations, a policy of Australia which began in the 20th century and lasted until the 1970s.. You will hear from people, who, as children, were brutally removed from their families, rounded up and transported from one side of the country to the other. Rabbit Proof Fence is a good film to show classes learning about the Stolen Generations. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta (11 years old) to work as a prostitute. Decades later, when Matthew Sherwood, a Canadian photojournalist, began documenting survivors of the boarding schools — the “stolen generations,” as Australia calls them — they unleashed hellish memories where neglect was the best it ever got. A film about the Australian government's practice of removing Aboriginal children from their families. The Stolen Generations are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who, when they were children, were taken away from their families and communities as the result of past government policies. Synopsis. Directed by Gianni Amelio. Der Begriff Gestohlene Generationen (englisch: Stolen Generations) bezeichnet in der politischen Geschichte Australiens die Generationen von Kindern der australischen Ureinwohner (), die von der australischen Regierung aus ihren Familien entnommen wurden. As well as this film, you can have a look at these two songs about the Stolen Generations: Rabbit Proof Fence is a film … The second born of twins, for example, was often left to another tribe member to be cared for, as the mother was only able to carry one child when on walkabout. >PLEASE NOTE: Indigenous students, will need to be advised that this film MAY have deceased persons in it. Children were removed by governments, churches and welfare bodies to be brought up in institutions, fostered out or adopted by white families. The film tells 3 stories of Aboriginal people who were removed: Bobby Randall - a singer/songwriter, recalls the traumatic experience of being placed in a mission dormitory at the age of 4. Skradzione pokolenia (ang. It is vital that E.S.L students are prompted with reasons for the Stolen Generation, as this is a foreign concept. In Stolen Generations historians Henry Reynolds and Marcia Langton discuss claims about forcibly removal of indigenous children. Caroline’s mother, grandmother and sister were all stolen … Moffatt, who comes from mixed heritage was part of the stolen generation, a White Australia assimilation policy that sought to remove children of mixed blood Aboriginals in order to assimilate them into white society. Directed by Darlene Johnson. With Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano, Florence Darel. The Stolen Generations Under this policy, the forcible removal of First Australian children was made legal.