Stolen Motherhood - Aboriginal Mothers and Child Removal in the Stolen Generations Era (Hardcover)

The removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families gained national attention in Australia following the Bringing Them Home Report in 1997. However, the voices of Indigenous parents were largely missing from the Report. The Inquiry attributed their lack of testimony to the impact of trauma and the silencing impact of parents' overwhelming sense of guilt and despair; a submission by Link-Up NSW commented on Aboriginal mothers being "unwilling and unable to speak about the immense pain, grief and anguish that losing their children had caused them." This book explores what happened to Aboriginal mothers who had children removed and why they have overwhelmingly remained silent about their experiences. Identifying the structural barriers to Aboriginal mothering in the Stolen Generations era, the author examines how contemporary laws, policies and practices increased the likelihood of Aboriginal child removal and argues that negative perceptions of Aboriginal mothering underpinned removal processes, with tragic consequences. This book makes an important contribution to understanding the history of the Stolen Generations and highlights the importance of designing inclusive truth-telling processes that enable a diversity of perspectives to be shared.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2021
Authors:	Anne Maree Payne
Dimensions:	228 x 164 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-79361-862-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal skills & practice > Advocacy Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Family law
LSN:	1-79361-862-3
Barcode:	9781793618627

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