Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100247

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150100247

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The NSW Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board 1883-1969: A History. Between 1883 and 1967 the lives of Aboriginal people in New South Wales (NSW) were in the hands of the NSW Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board. The impact of the Board's systematic control over Aboriginal communities through policies of segregation, assimilation, child removal and wage withholding would endure for decades, and the negative results of those government directives are still being seen today. To date, however, no substantive history of the NSW Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board exists. This project aims to provide such a history, based on extensive archival and oral history research. Holding critical importance to NSW Aboriginal communities, the project expects to encourage the development of Indigenous historians in the process.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2015

End Date: 31-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $610,029.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Australia's Past | Indigenous Health not elsewhere classified | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage |

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage | Historical Studies | Indigenous Health not elsewhere classified | Understanding Australia's Past

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