Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families are the Indigenous Australian kinship groups whose children, culture, and community structures were profoundly disrupted and harmed by the Stolen Generations policies.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous Australian social group
ⓘ
family unit ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Australian child removal policies
ⓘ
Stolen Generations NERFINISHED ⓘ assimilation policies in Australia ⓘ |
| experienced |
cultural dislocation
ⓘ
disruption of kinship systems ⓘ family separation ⓘ forced child removal ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ loss of language ⓘ |
| hasChallenge |
ongoing impacts of colonisation
ⓘ
over-representation in child protection systems ⓘ socioeconomic disadvantage ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
connection to Country ⓘ maintenance of language ⓘ oral storytelling traditions ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue |
collective child-rearing
ⓘ
intergenerational knowledge transfer ⓘ obligations to kin ⓘ respect for Elders ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic |
high proportion of young people
ⓘ
higher rates of out-of-home care involvement than non-Indigenous families in Australia ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Aboriginal Australians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torres Strait Islander peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyRole |
care of children within kinship networks
ⓘ
preservation of Indigenous Australian cultures ⓘ transmission of traditional knowledge ⓘ |
| hasStrength |
community solidarity
ⓘ
resilience ⓘ strong cultural identity ⓘ strong extended family networks ⓘ |
| hasSupportFrom |
Aboriginal community-controlled organisations
ⓘ
Indigenous legal and advocacy services ⓘ healing and trauma services ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Australia ⓘ |
| partOf | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kinship systems
ⓘ
Indigenous child placement principle ⓘ truth-telling and reconciliation processes in Australia ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Bringing Them Home report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesKinshipSystem | Indigenous Australian kinship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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