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Bringing
Them
Home
• What is it?
• Bringing Them Home is the title of the Australian
Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
from Their Families.
• The 680 page report was presentedin Federal
Parliament on 26 May 1997 and marked an
importantmoment in the controversy that has
come to be known as the Stolen Generations.
• WhyWas it made?
• The Indigenous community wasconcerned
that the general public waslargelyignorant of
the history of forcible removal.
• Theythoughtthatthis ignorance was in the way
of recognizingthe needs of its victims and their
families.
• The Background
• AboriginalOrganizations had pushed for a
national inquiry for years.
• Takingmattersintotheirownhands an
Aboriginalorganization in Western Australia
interviewed 600 people from the Stolen
Generations and called the collection of
statements ”Tellingour Story”.
• The Inquiry
• The inquiry thatlead to the Bringing Them Home
reportwas finallyestablished by the federal Attorney
General on 11 May 1995.
•
During the course of the enquiry 777 submissions were
received
- 535 Indigenous submissions
- 49 church submissions
- 7 government submissions
500 of the submissions were made confidentially.
• The report concluded that
"indigenous families and communities have
endured gross violations of their human rights.
These violations continue to affect indigenous
people's daily lives.
They were an act of genocide, aimed at wiping out
indigenous families, communities, and
cultures, vital to the precious and inalienable
heritage of Australia"
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Bringing them home intro

  • 2. • What is it? • Bringing Them Home is the title of the Australian Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. • The 680 page report was presentedin Federal Parliament on 26 May 1997 and marked an importantmoment in the controversy that has come to be known as the Stolen Generations.
  • 3. • WhyWas it made? • The Indigenous community wasconcerned that the general public waslargelyignorant of the history of forcible removal. • Theythoughtthatthis ignorance was in the way of recognizingthe needs of its victims and their families.
  • 4. • The Background • AboriginalOrganizations had pushed for a national inquiry for years. • Takingmattersintotheirownhands an Aboriginalorganization in Western Australia interviewed 600 people from the Stolen Generations and called the collection of statements ”Tellingour Story”.
  • 5. • The Inquiry • The inquiry thatlead to the Bringing Them Home reportwas finallyestablished by the federal Attorney General on 11 May 1995. • During the course of the enquiry 777 submissions were received - 535 Indigenous submissions - 49 church submissions - 7 government submissions 500 of the submissions were made confidentially.
  • 6. • The report concluded that "indigenous families and communities have endured gross violations of their human rights. These violations continue to affect indigenous people's daily lives. They were an act of genocide, aimed at wiping out indigenous families, communities, and cultures, vital to the precious and inalienable heritage of Australia"