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The Canadian response to Aboriginal residential schools : lessons for Australia and the United States? Cassidy, Julie 2010, The Canadian response to Aboriginal residential schools : lessons for Australia and the United States?, E law : Murdoch University electronic journal of law, vol. 16, no. 2(2009), pp. 38-71. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The Canadian response to Aboriginal residential schools : lessons for Australia and the United States? Author(s) Cassidy, Julie Journal name E law : Murdoch University electronic journal of law Volume number 16 Issue number 2(2009) Start page 38 End page 71 Publisher School of Law, Murdoch University Place of publication Perth, W.A. Publication date 2010 ISSN 1321-8247 Summary The common policy of the Australian, Canadian and United States governments of removing aboriginal children from their families and placing them in institutions is now well documented. This article considers the responses to the stolen generations in Australia, Canada and United States. A major focus of the article is the historic compensation package agreed to by the Canadian government. Whilst the Canadian federal government has not been without criticism on this issue, it must be applauded for its efforts to meet a peaceful solution to a tragic past. The political responses in Australia and United States and Canada are simply incomparable. The failure to address the plight of the stolen generations of Australia and the United States evidences a major failing in Indian/Aboriginal policy in these two nations that needs to be addressed. Australia and the United States have much to learn from the reconciliatory policies of the Canadian government. Language eng Field of Research 180101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law Socio Economic Objective 940102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development and Welfare HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2010 Copyright notice ©2010, School of Law, Murdoch University Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031266 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law School of Law Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 19 Nov 2010, 13:44:42 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010, 07:45:10 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010, 12:41:12 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010, 12:43:06 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 338 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 19 Nov 2010, 13:44:35 EST by Katrina Fleming

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