Episode 187. Fostering and adopting Indigenous children in the outback
Would you ever take in a child that wasn’t your own?
If you’re imagining a relative, or a friend’s child – the answer might be a simple, straightforward, “yes, of course!”
But what if you didn’t know the child? And, if, once you get to know them, bond with them, and love them, they could be taken away?
That’s the reality of foster parents across the world.
In today’s episode, we hear the story of one family who are raising their 5 children, including 2 foster children, on a remote cattle station in Australia.
To add an extra layer of complexity to the situation, the foster children are Indigenous and the foster family are not.
As you’ll hear today, it has been one of the hardest, yet most rewarding experiences for our guest.
**Please note, that we have chosen to de-identify all names and locations in this episode, to ensure anonymity. While the family was consulted about doing the episode, this is one person’s story, and we need to respect the privacy of the children involved.**