The Effects Of Moor River Settlement On Aboriginal Australians

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Source A: Rabbit Proof Fence
• Through the true story being depicted, presenting the facts of the effects of Social Darwinism on the aboriginal people, portraying the effects of the Moor River Settlement on Aboriginal children labelled as “half-castes”. This portrays relevance as showed how children were removed from their cultural backgrounds to be placed into white Australian society, removing Aboriginal language and enforcing the use of English as well as preventing children from access to their families and their heritage resulting in the separation of families and the westernisation of children without teaching the children of their heritages; culture and languages, portraying A.O Neville’s system of racial absorption and the removal …show more content…

Source F: Shuters History
• Treatment of Aboriginals from the 1920’s onwards shown as well as portraying the difference from Aboriginal living before the implementation of Social Darwinism in Australia, creating for a comparison of Aboriginal living, as well as this the source provides relevant information on half-caste policies, and shows further information into the long term effects on Aboriginal people.
Source G: Racism and Indigenous people in Australia.
• Shows the change from Aboriginal people before and after colonisation as well as discussing the ideas, laws and implementation of Social Darwinist policies. The article provides insight into how Aboriginal lives were changed and shows how the legacies of colonisation affected the Aboriginal people in the 20th century, going into depth between segregation, discrimination and the stolen …show more content…

This, although not occurring as states aimed for, put restrictions on that of Aboriginal reproductive rights, with the state controlling all aspects, approving only marriages that were “favourable” to systems of absorption. This assimilation not only removed children and forced racial absorption, but also showed the Social Darwinist determination for ‘breeding out the colour’ which not only removed children from their families, inflicting Western Australian culture and values upon them, but also resulted in the restriction of Aboriginal

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