Complete the text by choosing the missing sentence parts.Between 1910 and 1970 the Australian government took 100,000 Aboriginal children
. These children, known as
the Stolen Generation, were often under five years of age. They were taken away from their families because the government did not believe
. They thought it would be better to bring them
.
Many methods were used
Aboriginal babies and children from their families. Children were simply taken away by government officials and later told
. Mothers were often given documents to sign. They could not read or write and they were told it was some kind of vaccination programme. Others were taken to hospitals and
again. In most cases rich white families were given money
. Some went to orphanages or church missions.
In 1995 an investigation was stated
to the topic. The government however did not apologize to the victims. The new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was the first Australian politician to make a formal apology to the Aborigines in 2008. However, he also said that the government
to the victims. He claimed that it was in the interests of government to raise the children in the best way.
Up to now only one member of Australia's
Stolen Generation has received money
. Bruce Trevorrow was taken to hospital on Christmas Day in 1957. His father never saw him again and the government sent him
. He came back to his mother when he was ten years old. In his further life he suffered from depression
. In 1998 he went to court and succeeded in getting about 500,000 dollars from the Australian government as a form of compensation.
There are many others in Australia
. Organizations are being set up to work for the rights of the Aborigines and
that nothing like this ever happens again.