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model:ClaireT.(12) photographer: HannahC.(12)

New Zealand:

After it became a British colony in 1840, boarding schools to "civilize" Maori children became prevalent. These schools aimed to erase the Maori language and culture. Only 26% of children spoke their native language by 1960. Today, schools teaching Maori have been reintroduced, and curriculums incorporate Maori culture. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been payed in reparations and the government has acknowledged their breach of the treaty which established the colony.

Australia: Indigenous families and children were consistently separated since the start of colonisation in the 1700s. Children were placed in training institutions to become labourers. 1997 inquiry made 54 recommendations, in 1998 there was the first annual National Sorry Day, and in 2001 Pope John Paul II issued a formal apology for the role of Catholic institutions.