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Uploaded by on Jan 28, 2008

A song sung by Australian, Archie Roach about the forcible removal of the children of his people. Pictures are Canadian First Nations Children who were also forcibly removed from their homes in the late 1800's and early to late 1900's.

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  • watch RABBIT PROOF FENCE. it's a true story from australia, not hollywood. evidence on how the australian government tried to breed us out. a failed attempt at genocide.

  • @ThomasGunnz I have seen the movie Thomas. It's very moving, it brought tears to my heart. Thanks you. xoxo

  • As a aboriginal/Torres strait man i just wanna say :All the native people of the lands we was done wrong by but we still have our ELDER'S spirit's living strong in us all It's in our nature when the world goes to shit we'll go back and live like they did thousands of years ago no problem and we'll see who's up shit's CREEK

  • @07dawm The attempt to kill our spirit was a failure. =) We all have each other. It would be wonderful to meet my brothers and sisters around the world. xoxo

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  • Yeah Canada..!

  • we are all a victim of a victim

  • @ThomasGunnz It was a truly wonderful moving movie...

  • i just finished watching rabbit proof fence

    and when i came to hear this song you can cant help but cry

  • Thank you for helping spread the word.

    Iv'e been studying these residential school videos all day.

    Now who is a bunch of savages?

    These diseased creatures who are capable of holding a holy book and position, and defile the children...

    well,

    Their eyes are starting to reflect the fears they have always had.

  • @ThomasGunnz i watched that i cryed it was so sad

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