Read the passage from the apology to the Aborigines issued in 2008 by the Australian government.

Question

“Let the parliament reflect for a moment on the following facts: that, between 1910 and 1970, between 10 and 30 per cent of Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their mothers and fathers; that, as a result, up to 50,000 children were forcibly taken from their families; that this was the product of the deliberate, calculated policies of the state. . . .”

—Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

Which Australian policy is being described?

A.
the conquest of Australia by the first European colonists

B.
the displacement of indigenous peoples by European settlers

C.
the forced assimilation of Aborigines

D.
the conversion of Aborigines by European missionaries

my answer is C. the forced assimilation of Aborginies

Answer 1

Correct! The passage describes the deliberate and calculated policy of forcing Indigenous children to assimilate into white culture by removing them from their families. This policy is known as the Stolen Generations.