Pre-University Paper from the year 2012 in the subject Didactics for the subject English – Literature, Works, grade: 14 Punkte (Note 1), , language: English, abstract: Overview / Gliederung:
Title:
Australia’s “Stolen Generation” mapped in Doris Pilkington’s “Rabbit-proof-fence”
About the author: Doris Pilkington Garimara
Short summary of her book “Rabbit-proof-fence”
Facts about the “Rabbit-proof-fence” in Australia
History of the Aborigines
Definition of the “Stolen Generation” in Australia
European Settlement and its effects on Australia
1. Colonisation
1.1 Which motives did the English have for colonization?
1.2 Consequences for the indigenous people in Australia:
2. Removal of Aboriginal children
2.1 Reasons for the removal
2.2 Living conditions of the abducted children
2.3 Far-reaching consequences for these infants
2.4 The current situation of stolen kids / now adults
The rise of Aboriginal rights
1. National Sorry Day in Australia
2. Compensations and apologies
3. Important rights and official end of discrimination
Further media which include the topic of the “Stolen Generation”
Is the fate of the Molly, Daisy and Gracie typical for children from that time?
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