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Essay / Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history...
Given Australia's history of European settlement, many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are wary of white institutions and social protection” ( Chenoweth & McAuliffe 2012, p. 274). Identify and discuss one or two of the historical events that impacted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and how their effects are seen today.IntroductionThis article focuses on historical events experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Torres Strait Islanders during colonization. . The most traumatic event was the forced removal of indigenous children, also known as the Stolen Generations. Given the painful history, the impact of laws and policies on Indigenous Australians has made it difficult for them to trust government services or white Australians. BodyDue to colonization in 1788, the life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children moved their families and lands to institutions or other non-Indigenous environments: this is also known as – Stolen Gen...