We Were Just Little Boys

Between 1924 to 1970, Kinchela Boys Home in Kempsey, New South Wales, saw an estimated 400 to 600 Aboriginal children exposed to routine acts of cultural genocide and remains one of Australia’s most notorious institutions of the Stolen Generations. After being stolen from their families, country, and community, children were stripped of their names, given numbers, and subjected to ‘reprogramming’ and strict regimes of manual labour. We Were Just Little Boys is narrated by KBH survivors.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
20 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
20 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jul 3, 2022
Season
2022
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
The Kinchela Boys Home
Genres
Animation, Drama, Documentary
Country
AU

Tags

australian aboriginal50%stolen generation50%first nations50%abuse50%history50%

Description

Between 1924 to 1970, Kinchela Boys Home in Kempsey, New South Wales, saw an estimated 400 to 600 Aboriginal children exposed to routine acts of cultural genocide and remains one of Australia’s most notorious institutions of the Stolen Generations. After being stolen from their families, country, and community, children were stripped of their names, given numbers, and subjected to ‘reprogramming’ and strict regimes of manual labour. We Were Just Little Boys is narrated by KBH survivors.

Immersion

Japanese

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Staff

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