Physical and Sexual Abuse: The Life of a Stolen Child

The original australians, the aboriginal people, lived in Australia peacefully for over 40,000 years. They had no need to worry about being abused by others and survived in a natural means. The aboriginals ate food that many of the Europenas believed disgusting and uncivilized. They lived in harmony with each other, seperate from all other countries, until 1788. In 1788 a ship of European travelers arrived to the coast of Australia. These travelers claimed the land for themself, regardless of the fact that they simply visited an island that was inhabited for thousands of years. The Europenas thought of themselves as above the savage creatures known as the aboriginals and let them know so. They treated the aboriginals as slaves and not even human beings.
The settlers arrived on the island and completely took over. The families of aboriginals were no longer allowed to live where they wanted and their resources were dimished. The Europenas cut down forests and killed off many of the "foreign" animal species. The domestic animals they brought over ruined the homes of the aboriginals and messed up their watering holes.
In the early 1900's, the "Stolen Generation" began. This "generation" is a time where the australian government stole children from their family in order to civilize the aboriginals. during this time, one in ten aboriginals were stolen. for years this practice continued until in 1977, people began to call to question the treatment of the children. it was found that many of the children were abused, both sexually and physically, or used a slaves.
many of the children taken during this generation had their world ripped out from underneath them. imagine being ripped away from your family into a life of slavery in order to be "civilized". The government was working to "cure" the aboriginal culture. they believed they could assimilate the children with the whites to make the children more acceptable. this treatment is able to drive someone insane. in some circumstances, one might lead to a life of alcohol, and in others, early death.
the aboriginals in australian will never be able to forget about these tragic events. many of the children that were stolen had phsycological issues and have not been the same since. the children that were stolen have by now been able to have children of their own. only recently might they have learned of their true background and their view on life is rambled. this apology MUST be made because the aboriginals were treated horribly. the australian government stole the land form the aboriginals and took it over. they could not even show the minimal respect by letting the natives live in peace. the government owes it to the aborignals for their treatment and the loss of their family members.