Stolen motherhood : Aboriginal mothers and child removal in the stolen generations era /

This book explores the experiences of Aboriginal mothers of Stolen Generations children, providing new insights into our understanding of this era. It reflects critically on human rights processes based on truth-telling, raising important issues about who gets to speak at such processes and whose vo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Payne, Anne Maree, 1967- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
Subjects:	Children, Aboriginal Australian > Government policy > Australia. Women, Aboriginal Australian > Attitudes. Mother and child. Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of > History. Motherhood > Australia > Psychological aspects. Women, Aboriginal Australian > Australia > Social conditions. Stolen generations (Australia)

Table of Contents:

Motherhood, truth-telling and the Bringing Them Home inquiry
Untold suffering? Motherhood and silence
'To the exclusion of the rights of the mother': the impact of aboriginal 'protection' legislation
'Strange anomalies': limitations on aboriginal mothers' access to social security
'Forcible removal through employment': the impact of the requirement to work on aboriginal mothers
Monitored motherhood: the impact of state surveillance and the threat of intervention in aboriginal families
'Sitting in judgement'? Views about aboriginal mothering
For their own good? Diverse perspectives on aboriginal child removal
Beyond silence: aboriginal mothers' experiences of children removal in the stolen generations era.