Australia's Assimilation Policy

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The paper argues that the Australian assimilation policy is not only racist, but designed so indigenous people would fail at assimilation. The paper discusses the "stolen generation" and illustrates how non-indigenous Australians design policies with little real regard for indigenous Australians. The paper examines the genocide of indigenous Australians and their deaths in custody.

From the Paper:

"Since the European invasion until very recently, Australian government policy relating to Indigenous people has been designed and implemented by non-Indigenous people. The common justification for most policies for Indigenous Australians was that they were "for their own good" . There have been policies of "protection, assimilation, self-determination and reconciliation". It is now clear that none of these policies have actually made the conditions of Australia's Indigenous people any better than they were prior to the invasion."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Armitage, Andrew. (1995) Comparing the Policy of Aboriginal Assimilation: Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. UBS Press: Canada.
• Gale, Peter. (2005) The Politics of Fear. Pearson Education Australia: NSW Australia
• Lemkin, Raphael. (1943) http://www.rferl.org/features/features_Article.aspx?m=09&y=2004&id=0A6C5996-3A54-4BCC-80D1-E97B32433170
• Phillips, Donald. & Houston, Jim. (1984) Australian Multicultural Society: Identity, Communication, Decision Making. Dove Communications: Victoria Australia
• NSW Government (2006) http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani/themes/theme3.htm

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