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[[ | {{Evil Organization|name=Moore River Native Settlement|Image=Moore River Settlement Hospital.jpg|fullname=Moore River Native Settlement|alias=Mogumber Native Mission|foundation=1917|headquarters=Mogumber, Western Australia, Australia|commanders=[[A.J. Neal]] (1927 - 1939)|goals=Fully assimilate Aboriginal Australians into Australian society (truncated)|crimes=Forced assimilation<br>Cultural [[genocide]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Psychological abuse}}{{Quote|Some called it home, some called it hell on Earth. It was that bad… the way they were treated.|Kevin Barron, a former Moore River inmate.}} | ||
The '''Moore River Native Settlement''' was an aboriginal | The '''Moore River Native Settlement''' was an aboriginal institution and [[concentration camp]] in Western Australia. It was established to assimilate the [[Stolen Generations]] into western culture, a group of children who were removed from their aboriginal families. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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After Neville's retirement in 1940, there were frequent changes with the superintendents at Moore River and the settlement was later changed to the Mogumber Native Mission. Aboriginal people were later given equal citizenship in the 1960's and the settlement was shut down in 1974. | After Neville's retirement in 1940, there were frequent changes with the superintendents at Moore River and the settlement was later changed to the Mogumber Native Mission. Aboriginal people were later given equal citizenship in the 1960's and the settlement was shut down in 1974. | ||
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