Examples of 'stolen generation' in a sentence
Meaning of "stolen generation"
stolen generation - This phrase specifically refers to the indigenous Australian children who were forcibly removed from their families by government authorities between the late 1800s and the 1970s. The term acknowledges and addresses this historical injustice and its lasting impacts on the Aboriginal communities
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- Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who as children who were removed from their families by government agencies or church missions, between approximately 1869 and (officially) 1969.
- Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were removed from their families as children, within some given generation (nominal period of time over which children grow up, before having children of their own).
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stolen generation
Apology for the stolen generation.
The Stolen Generation is still finding out about its origins.
These children have come to be known as the stolen generation.
We are now creating a new stolen generation of Indigenous children.
The victims of this process eventually became known as the Stolen Generation.
The new Stolen Generation is much larger.
Her father was a member of the Stolen Generation.
If you study the stolen generation in Australia, you hear about a lost generation.
His mother is a member of the Stolen Generation.
The Australian Government issued a formal apology to their country 's native people and its Stolen Generation.
It 's called the Stolen Generation.
Some critics, such as Andrew Bolt, have questioned the very existence of the Stolen Generation.
This is what they call the Stolen Generation.
In May 1997, the Parliament passed a motion calling for reconciliation and apologizing for the stolen generation.
It means a lot to me for the Stolen Generation.
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Finally, in 2008 the prime minster made a formal apology for the stolen generation.
Aboriginal children, the stolen generation.
In Australia, these children are called the stolen generation.
These people are now known as the Stolen Generation.
Wow, fabulous sculpture honouring the Stolen generation.
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One zombie romp every generation or so was plenty
My generation has passed on the banner flying
Examples of using Stolen
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Like taking a stolen car for a joyride
Stolen bicycles from the high school
We believe the stolen program is an attack program
