doi.org/10.1017/S1035077200010282
Article type: Original Research
1 January 2001
Volume 26 Issue 3
doi.org/10.1017/S1035077200010282
Article type: Original Research
1 January 2001
Volume 26 Issue 3
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Beyond apologies: The Stolen Generations and the Churches
Linda Briskman1
Affiliations
1 Social Work School of Social Science & Planning RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Vic 3001, linda.briskman@rmit.edu.au
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Linda Briskman1
Affiliations
1 Social Work School of Social Science & Planning RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Vic 3001, linda.briskman@rmit.edu.au
CITATION: Briskman L. (2001). Beyond apologies: The Stolen Generations and the Churches. Children Australia, 26(3), 1345. doi.org/10.1017/S1035077200010282
Abstract
The complicity of state and church in the removal and placement of Aboriginal children in Australia has been well documented. Since the investigation by the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families, a number of churches have apologised for their participation in these practices. Alongside the apologies, churches have engaged in activities of reconciliation. This paper documents a research project, commissioned by the Minajalku Aboriginal Corporation, to explore the role of churches and church agencies in Victoria.