ISBN:
9781793618634
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.230899915
Keywords:
Women, Aboriginal Australian--Attitudes
Abstract:
This book explores the experiences of Aboriginal mothers of Stolen Generations children, providing new insights into our understanding of this era. It reflects critically on human rights processes based on truth-telling, raising important issues about who gets to speak at such processes and whose voices are heard and validated.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Motherhood, Truth-Telling and the Bringing Them Home Inquiry -- Chapter Two: Untold Suffering? Motherhood and Silence -- Chapter Three: "To the Exclusion of the Rights of the Mother" -- Chapter Four: "Strange Anomalies" -- Chapter Five: "Forcible Removal Through Employment" -- Chapter Six: Monitored Motherhood -- Chapter Seven: Sitting in Judgment? Views about Aboriginal Mothering -- Chapter Eight: For Their Own Good? Diverse Perspectives on Aboriginal Child Removal -- Chapter Nine: Beyond Silence -- Conclusion -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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