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Bringing Them Home (2017)

Complementing the 1997 report this resource helps students understand the forced removal of Indigenous people in Australian history. It addresses the effects of separating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, communities, and Country.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Teacher 26 September 2018

Bringing Them Home (2017)

This resource is designed to help students understand the issues surrounding the forcible removal of Indigenous people in Australian history.  It complements the Commission’s report Bringing them home: National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families , published in 1997.

Year: 6, 9

Subjects: History

Australian Curriculum general capabilities: Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding, Personal and Social Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking

Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Warning: These materials may contain images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons. This resource has a new (2017) website supporting it - see https://bth.humanrights.gov.au

Video: Watch on YouTube

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