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First Australians – Episode 5, Unhealthy Government Experiment (2008)

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clip ‘No thought for the mothers’

Original classification rating: PG. This clip chosen to be PG

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Sue Gordon AM of the Yamatji Nation describes her experience of being removed from her family and what is recorded in her file. Author Steve Kinnane of the Miriworng Nation attempts to understand his mother’s experience of removal as a child. Children’s voices teamed with poignant historical photographs illustrate heart-wrenching personal experiences, as Doris Pilkington Garimara AM of the Maradudjara Nation explains how the mothers felt having children taken away from them.

Curator’s notes

by Sophia Sambono

If, as stated in this episode, ‘God created the white man, god created the black man and the devil created the half-caste’, then who created the 1905 Aborigines Act that allowed for such atrocities to happen?

The emotion in this episode is almost overpowering and it’s just about impossible to watch without shedding a tear. Regardless of any personal family history, how could anyone not be moved?

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