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Read the passage from the apology to the Aborigines issued in 2008 by the Australian government.

“Let the parliament reflect for a moment on the following facts: that, between 1910 and 1970, between 10 and 30 per cent of Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their mothers and fathers; that, as a result, up to 50,000 children were forcibly taken from their families; that this was the product of the deliberate, calculated policies of the state. . . .”

—Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

Which Australian policy is being described?

A.the conquest of Australia by the first European colonists

B.the displacement of indigenous peoples by European settlers

C.the forced assimilation of Aborigines

D.the conversion of Aborigines by European missionaries

I believe it's C, am I correct?

Yes, C.

Yes, you are correct. The passage is describing the policy of forced assimilation of Aborigines. It explains how between 1910 and 1970, a significant percentage of Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their families as part of a deliberate and calculated policy implemented by the state. This policy aimed to assimilate the Aboriginal children into the dominant European culture, often through placement in non-Indigenous families or institutions.