The forcible removal of Aboriginal children broke any and all kinds of parental links which caused the disappearance of the cultural connection to family and native land for these children. The children, now adults, are left to deal with the long term impacts from this process of which the consequences are still existent in today's society. Some of the impacts on the children of the Stolen Generation include:
Not only are the victims of The Stolen Generation left with these impacts, but they are also left with the task to try and trace their long lost family. ‘Link Up’ is an organisation that offers assistance and support when aboriginals are seeking to be reunited with their families. The long and hard journey that The Stolen Generation survivors undertake when looking to trace their family members as adults can be fraught with a range of mixed emotions. Even when the opportunity to become reunited with one's family arises, it is incredibly difficult to shift the deep and understandable sense of resentment that is felt by many Stolen Generation survivors and their families.
http://www.linkupnsw.org.au/find-your-family/
- They are more likely to come to the attention of the police as they grow into adolescence
- They are more likely to suffer low self-esteem, depression and mental illness
- They are more vulnerable to physical, emotional and sexual abuse
- They had been almost always taught to reject their Aboriginality and Aboriginal culture
- They are unable to retain links with their land
- They cannot take a role in the cultural and spiritual life of their former communities
- They are unlikely to be able to establish their right to native title
Not only are the victims of The Stolen Generation left with these impacts, but they are also left with the task to try and trace their long lost family. ‘Link Up’ is an organisation that offers assistance and support when aboriginals are seeking to be reunited with their families. The long and hard journey that The Stolen Generation survivors undertake when looking to trace their family members as adults can be fraught with a range of mixed emotions. Even when the opportunity to become reunited with one's family arises, it is incredibly difficult to shift the deep and understandable sense of resentment that is felt by many Stolen Generation survivors and their families.
http://www.linkupnsw.org.au/find-your-family/