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Originally Posted by Raven Poet
Yes, and the US had similar systems of oppression and cultural genocide. I've read the term "industrial schools" implemented as a tool of assimilation/oppression (ie, genocide) in the US.
Have you ever watched the video, "Rabbit Proof Fence"? It was a movie made about children in the residential schools in Australia. Our schools are showing it in High School Social Studies classes. Canada has a similar docu-drama, which shows the story of the mother of my nephew. Her name was Lyna Hart. It's called "We Were Children".
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Sure.
Rabbit Proof Fence is a brilliant film. I'll try to find the film
We Were Children. Sounds good
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I'm so glad that more and more nations around the world are talking about this. It is yet one more holocaust in the books of human history - and educating ourselves about it is one way to ensure this atrocity is never committed again against innocent children and communities.
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We can hope that in future there are no such atrocities and cultural diversity becomes a term associated with equality, but there are still deeply entrenched colonial views and social norms/policy that have a distinct flavour of imperialism and white supremacy, but in recent times, since the 70's, indigenous peoples have gained quite a powerful and reclaimed a legitimate self defined identity and status within broader society, so things are looking up, and change is a continual process.
Thanks for recommending that film. I hope I can find it online for free.