Bringing Them Home report
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The Bringing Them Home report is a landmark 1997 Australian Human Rights Commission inquiry that exposed and documented the experiences and impacts of the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, known as the Stolen Generations.
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| Bringing Them Home report canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bringing Them Home report Context triple: [Stolen Generations policies, documentedIn, Bringing Them Home report]
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Uluru Statement from the Heart
The Uluru Statement from the Heart is a landmark 2017 declaration by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders calling for a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a process of truth-telling and agreement-making.
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Stolen Generations policies
Stolen Generations policies were government and church practices in Australia that forcibly removed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families in an attempt to assimilate them into white society.
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C.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is a comprehensive, multi-volume account documenting the history, abuses, and lasting impacts of the residential school system on Indigenous peoples in Canada, along with calls to action for reconciliation.
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D.
Yirrkala bark petitions
The Yirrkala bark petitions are historic 1963 documents created by Yolngu elders on painted bark, recognized as the first traditional Aboriginal artworks used to assert Indigenous land rights in the Australian Parliament.
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E.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was a Canadian public inquiry established in the early 1990s to examine the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state and to recommend comprehensive reforms to recognize Indigenous rights and improve their social, economic, and political conditions.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Bringing Them Home report Target entity description: The Bringing Them Home report is a landmark 1997 Australian Human Rights Commission inquiry that exposed and documented the experiences and impacts of the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, known as the Stolen Generations.
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A.
Uluru Statement from the Heart
The Uluru Statement from the Heart is a landmark 2017 declaration by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders calling for a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a process of truth-telling and agreement-making.
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B.
Stolen Generations policies
Stolen Generations policies were government and church practices in Australia that forcibly removed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families in an attempt to assimilate them into white society.
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C.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is a comprehensive, multi-volume account documenting the history, abuses, and lasting impacts of the residential school system on Indigenous peoples in Canada, along with calls to action for reconciliation.
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D.
Yirrkala bark petitions
The Yirrkala bark petitions are historic 1963 documents created by Yolngu elders on painted bark, recognized as the first traditional Aboriginal artworks used to assert Indigenous land rights in the Australian Parliament.
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E.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was a Canadian public inquiry established in the early 1990s to examine the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state and to recommend comprehensive reforms to recognize Indigenous rights and improve their social, economic, and political conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government inquiry report
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human rights report ⓘ |
| author | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Sir Ronald Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCommissioner | Mick Dodson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Australian Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical and ongoing impacts of child removal
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human rights violations against Indigenous Australians ⓘ separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families ⓘ |
| genre |
government report
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human rights inquiry ⓘ |
| identifiesAs | genocide under international law in relation to some policies ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to calls for a national apology
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increased public awareness of the Stolen Generations ⓘ influenced national debate on reconciliation ⓘ |
| includes |
historical analysis of child removal policies
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legal analysis of government responsibility ⓘ recommendations for apologies ⓘ recommendations for family reunion services ⓘ recommendations for records access ⓘ recommendations for reparations ⓘ testimonies of members of the Stolen Generations ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bringing Them Home name for family tracing services
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National Sorry Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfInquiry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | over 500 pages ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommends |
compensation for members of the Stolen Generations
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establishment of Indigenous-controlled services ⓘ formal apology by Australian governments ⓘ law reform to prevent future removals based on race ⓘ measures for family tracing and reunion ⓘ |
| rightsFocus |
Indigenous rights
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children's rights ⓘ reparations for historical injustices ⓘ |
| shortName | Bringing Them Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
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Australian government policy ⓘ Stolen Generations NERFINISHED ⓘ forced child removal ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Australian policymakers
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general Australian public ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | late 19th century to 1970s ⓘ |
| title | Bringing Them Home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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