Stolen Generation
(Australia, mass noun) Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who as children who were removed from their families by government agencies or church missions, betwe
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(Australia, mass noun) Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who as children who were removed from their families by government agencies or church missions, between approximately 1869 and (officially) 1969.
This loss of trust probably extends to welfare agencies tarnished by paternalism, patriarchalism and association with the Stolen Generation.
“Chief Exec’s in Child Protection are too scared to remove Indigenous children from their homes! They direct Case Manager’s not to take action otherwise they will be labeled as racist and be seen as responsible for the restarting of the stolen generation fiasco!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Australia, usually, in the plural) Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were removed from their families as children, within some given generation (nominal period of time over which children grow up, before having children of their own).
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