This article discusses reflections made by descendants of survivors of the Parramatta Native Institution.

Esther Han, 'Parramatta Native Institution: Aboriginal children remembered 200 years later', Sydney Morning Herald (Online, 20 January 2015).

Dispossession and displacement of Aboriginal people separated them from their Country and culture. This had a significant impact on Aboriginal languages.

Impact of 'protection' and assimilation laws 

The placement of Aboriginal children in institutions was intended to educate and assimilate them into white society. Early institutions were established to teach English and promote assimilation, followed by the establishment of children's institutions for domestic service apprenticeships.