Alister Thorpe calls for accountability around the harms caused by the so-called 'Half-Caste Act', passed in Victoria in 1886
"I think it's really important that the 'Half-Caste Act' is scrutinised as a policy that had a significant intergenerational impact. It stopped us from being able to practice our culture, our language and ceremonies. It stopped us from gathering at important cultural sites, and it disconnected us from our family, clans and kinship structures."
Gunai, Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara, Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung man Alister Thorpe calls for accountability around the harms caused by the so-called 'Half-Caste Act', passed in Victoria in 1886.
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