Between 1885 and 1969 About 75,000 Half-Caste Aboriginal Children Were

question 72

Multiple Choice

Between 1885 and 1969 about 75,000 half-caste Aboriginal children were taken from their parents by force and brought up in dormitories in white society.Why?

• A)Social services deemed that the children lived in an abusive context and removed them.
• B)The goal was to convert the children to Christianity and destroy Aboriginal culture.
• C)STIs were rampant and needed to be stopped.
• D)Aboriginal children were unique and their culture needed to be protected.

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