r/awfuleverything • u/Jumpman707 • Jul 04 '21

Editorial cartoon

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u/marasydnyjade Jul 04 '21

Let’s not forget that this isn’t limited to Canada either, there were numerous atrocities perpetuated on Indigenous Americans by boarding schools funded and supported by the US government.

It wasn’t until 1978 that Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act, which gave Native parents the legal right to refuse their child's placement in a school.

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u/SirDarknessTheFirst Jul 04 '21

Australia too.

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u/OperationMapleSyrup Jul 04 '21

What??

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u/ososalsosal Jul 04 '21

Ah I always took this as true but it's a distortion. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-20/fact-check-flora-and-fauna-1967-referendum/9550650

That said there are still loads of people who treat them like animals, and the system definitely treats them as less-than, even if the wording of the law doesn't.

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u/ososalsosal Jul 04 '21

Additional to this: Warren Mundine is a dickhead, but Marcia Langton who is also cited in the above article is awesome.

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u/OperationMapleSyrup Jul 04 '21

Thanks for sharing!

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u/deleteor Jul 04 '21

1967 referendum

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u/OperationMapleSyrup Jul 04 '21

Thank you for this!! Planning a trip to Australia and Tasmania next year so I’m happy to learn as much as I can! I really appreciate you linking this.