What is the effect of forced relationships against kinship structure?

Psycological and emotional break down as well as breaking responsibility. because keeping
the kinship structure as it is is important to they well being

Why were aboriginal people treated as a children?

No good communication between british and aboriginal due to the language barrier.
Children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and white parentage were particularly
vulnerable to removal because authorities thought the children could be assimilated more
easily into the white community due to their lighter skin colour.

Why were external agencies violent towards Aboriginal people?

Because they wanted control over the land

What are some of the Issues that arise when Mission and Reserve institutions close after
dependency developed over generations?

 The removal of several generations of children severely disrupted the passing on of

Indigenous cultures, and consequently many cultural knowledges have been lost or
lay dormant.
 People who were removed as children were often deprived of living in a healthy
family situation and prevented from learning parenting skills. In some instances, this
has resulted in generations of children being raised in state care. Some people and
organisations call this a “new stolen generation”.
 Many are still experiencing intergenerational trauma that results when the effects of
trauma are passed down to the next generation.