Stolen Generation Categories

Star InactiveStar InactiveStar InactiveStar InactiveStar Inactive

Children as young as babies were stolen from their families to be placed in girls' and boys' homes, foster families, or missions

 One of the darkest chapters of Australian history was the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families.

Read more: A guide to Australia's Stolen Generations

Star InactiveStar InactiveStar InactiveStar InactiveStar Inactive

Aboriginal Elder Nancy Hill-Wood from Sydney holds a protest banner in front of Old Parliamnt House on February 11, 2008 in Canberra, Australia. [Andrew Sheargold/Getty Images]

 One of the arguments of the Waitangi Tribunal claim in New Zealand, brought by Auckland University law lecturer Andrew Erueti,

Read more: The case for an independent inquiry in New...