Who we are
The Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls was run as a training institution for Aboriginal girls who were forcibly removed from their families under the Aborigines Protection Act (1909-1969).
The Coota Girls Aboriginal Corporation was founded in 2013 by a courageous group of Coota Girls, former residents of the Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls (1912-1969).
Our Board of Directors is made up of Coota Girls Survivors and descendants.
Coota Girls Aboriginal Corporation Office and Keeping Place is located at Central Railway Station in Sydney on Gadigal country. The location holds significance for Coota Girls Survivors and many Stolen Generations Survivors who passed through Platform 1, on their way to the Homes after being forcibly removed from family and community.
What we do
Coota Girls Aboriginal Corporation aims to address the complex healing needs of our Stolen Generations Survivors and their families impacted by forced removals under the Aborigines Protection Act (1909-1969).
Our activities are:
- We work in partnership to meet the social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing and support needs of Coota Girls Survivors and their descendants.
- We do this in a practical, holistic manner, in collaboration with community and funding partners, to address Stolen Generations’ trauma.
- We deliver healing programs, provide direct practical support, advocate for policy change, share the Coota Girls story for truth telling, raise awareness of the impacts of intergenerational trauma, and link Survivors and families to support services.
More information on the activities of the Coota Girls Aboriginal Corporation is available at the URL https://www.cootagirls.org.au/