It is important to recognise the past policies and practices and the lasting impact and trauma it has created for Aboriginal people.
Learn and explore:
- Read more about Bringing them Home – Chapter 2, report of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families, April 1997, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Report, Australian Human Rights Commission
Stop and Think
- Take some time to think about the events you’ve read about, and what it must have been like for Aboriginal families.
- Take some time to think about ways Australians can support the healing of Aboriginal people.