Bringing them home (1997)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
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This documentary DVD was produced in 1997 and forms part of the Bringing them home education resource for use in Australian classrooms.
For more on the report see: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/bringing-them-home-stolen-c…
This resource is based on 'Bringing them home' , the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, and on the history of forcible separation and other policies which have impacted on the lives of Indigenous Australians.
This documentary complements a collection of curriculum-linked activities and teaching resources, plus a range of photographs, maps and diagrams, timelines, legal texts and glossaries.
The Australian Human Rights Commission invites teachers and students to use this resource to explore, understand and reflect on one of the most difficult chapters of our national history and to engage with some of the key concepts involved in the reconciliation debate in Australia. For the education resource see: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/education/human-rights-school-classroom
Warning: This video may contain images / voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons.
Video produced by Oziris.
© Australian Human Rights Commission
