Book Section

Author

van den Berg, Rosemary

Title

Aboriginal protectors

In

Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia

Editors

Gregory, Jenny and Jan Gothard [editors]

Imprint

University of Western Australia Press, Crawley, W.A., 2009, pp. Pages 36-37

Description

This section of the Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia names the structures and key officials who were involved in what the author (p.36) describes as the 'forced colonization, assimilation and integration of Aboriginal people in WA, in the name of protection.'

Related Entries

Concepts

• Aboriginal Protection (c. 1832 - c. 1972)
• Chief Protector of Aborigines (1898 - 1936)
• Commissioner for Native Affairs (1936 - 1954)
• Commissioner of Native Welfare (1954 - 1972)

Organisations

• Aborigines Protection Board, Crown Colony of Western Australia (1887 - 1890)

Related Publications

isPartOf

• Gregory, Jenny and Jan Gothard [editors], Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia, University of Western Australia Press, Crawley, W.A., 2009. Details