Australia's Stolen Generations

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Washington Post, students read about the Australian government's plan to pay reparations to the Indigenous children who were forcibly taken away from their families to attend boarding schools and religious institutions. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading

Vocabulary

remote
inquiry
forcibly
reparations
claimant
class action
reckoning
lag
legacy
disparities
scheme
mission
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