How did forced assimilation affect Aboriginal children?
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Responses
It encouraged the children to learn their own language.
It encouraged the children to learn their own language.
It caused the children to be taken from their families.
It caused the children to be taken from their families.
It forced the children to leave Australia.
It forced the children to leave Australia.
It guaranteed the children equal rights with foreign settlers.
1 answer
The correct response is:
It caused the children to be taken from their families.
Forced assimilation policies, such as those implemented in Australia, resulted in many Aboriginal children being separated from their families and communities in an effort to integrate them into European settler culture.
