Australia Says Sorry to Stolen Generation

Apology Speech by Kevin Rudd 13th February 2008 to the Stolen Generation.

Part 1. A little History
Part 2. Personal Interviews
Part 3. Footage from Australian supporters
Part 4. Apology Speech by Kevin Rudd

The Stolen Generation is a term used to describe the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, who were removed from their families by Australian government agencies and church missions, under various state acts of parliament, denying the rights of parents and making all Aboriginal children wards of the state, between approximately 1869 and 1969. The policy typically involved the removal of children into internment camps, orphanages and other institutions.

footage from the abc, sorry... i edited out all your pointless commentary! Let the people speak for themselves, dont tell their stories for them!

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[mlcoolk1]

NOT only should Australia apologize to the Aboriginal peoples but Great Britain SHOULD AND MUST apologize also for teaching Australia that it is suppose to mistreat its own based upon skin color, class, and/or economic status.

[SketchyAussie]

Still waiting for the Queen to apologize to me for sending my great,great, great grandfather on a six month trip to a foreign country to work for 7 years - all for taking a piece of lead from a rooftop so he could buy a loaf of bread to feed his family, who later died.

If Krudd sees the need to apologize to Aboriginals for things that didn't happen to them personally, I think it's only fair.

[dunnmillie15]

@mazzamattproful I agree!!!!!!

[Bohdii100]

@Rangertype09 I'm an Aboriginal, and I am doing a high university course and don't drink. Am I still a "drunk fucking dumb moron." ?? By the sounds of that language, YOU sound like the moron.

Stop your stupid stereotyping of Aboriginals, and open your eyes to realise not every Aboriginal is like that.

[emayaya]

@Rangertype09 And who do you think made them that way? OH YEAH, WHITE PEOPLE.

[Rangertype09]

OMFG who cares about abos they are drunk fucking dumb morons that should be shot in the face

[IndigenousQueen]

The best apology is to GET OUT of Indigenous country that doesn't belong to you!

[raineyc51]

Pity they didn't apologize to the WHITE STOLEN AUSTRALIANS who were treated exactly the same way, by exactly the same people, except that they got no help in adulthood to overcome their trauma and suffering. Pity they didn't publish the truth - that it was a social not a racial issue, and thousands of white families endured equal or greater pain.

[mazzamattproful]

@mlcoolk1 respectfully to the aboriginals, australia should not have to personally apoligize for what happened, yes they should apoligize but not like Kevin Rudd's personal apology, what happened happened and Australia as a whole needs to move on and look to the future.

[mousehead2000]

A very nice apology. Now kindly give the land back.