Prime Minister Rudd read out some parliamentary excerpts during the apology where it was explicitly stated that it was a tactic to wipe out the Aboriginal peoples by breeding them out.
I had heard of this but that was the first time I had ever heard historical quotation.
Also I think people forget how recent it was. The only member of the stolen generation I've met was only about 10 years older than me. They only repealed the legislation in 1970. Aboriginal people only stopped being classified as Fauna about 30 years ago. I was only BORN 30 years ago. But I never got taught any of that in school!
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I had heard of this but that was the first time I had ever heard historical quotation.
Also I think people forget how recent it was. The only member of the stolen generation I've met was only about 10 years older than me. They only repealed the legislation in 1970. Aboriginal people only stopped being classified as Fauna about 30 years ago. I was only BORN 30 years ago. But I never got taught any of that in school!