De-Aboriginalisation

In the history of Australia, De-Aboriginalisation was the brutal attempt to eradicate Aboriginal peoples from the population. This was done through efforts of assimilation, extermination and segregation, and the government policies that supported these actions.

The brutal attempt to eradicate Aboriginal People and our culture.

They were put out here to mix with the white community.
Judy Norris from Wandella
Judy Norris from Wandella

Learn more about the heartbreaking history of De-Aboriginalisation.

Assimilation Days

Assimilation Days

Judy Norris talks about the assimilation days and her and her family's experience of trying to become part of the community....

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Missions and Reserves

Missions and Reserves

BJ Cruse talks about the difference between missions and reserves and the role religion played....

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Segregation

Segregation

BJ Cruse talks about racial segregation in Australia....

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Extermination Policies

Extermination Policies

BJ Cruse talks about past Australian Government policies that enabled the massacres of Aboriginal People....

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Assimilation Days

Judy Norris talks about the assimilation days and her and her family's experience of trying to become part of the community.

Judy Norris shares a story about assimilation days.

Welcome to the Yuin Digital Keeping Place. This website is intended to record and share information on events and people that have impacted on Yuin history, language and lifestyle. Over the coming years, we plan to keep improving and updating this website so that it can include an even wider and richer collection of stories from Yuin Families. We, the Yuin DKP Project Working Group, understand that language is living, and acknowledge that different spellings have been used throughout history. For this project, we've agreed to use the language spellings Dhurga, Djiringandj, and Dhawa. We invite the Yuin and wider community to explore and learn from this Digital Keeping Place.