From your own point of view it useful to say "Sorry" after years of wrong policies towards a minority? Why, what else is needed?
The policy of the forced removal of Aboriginal children, where children as young as babies were stolen from their families to be placed in girls and boys homes, foster families or missions,is a clear example of how Governments have attacked minorities through policies they believe are the most correct ones.
This chapter of the Australian history is known as the “Stolen Generations” because many generations suffered this kind of abuse and it brought a lot of pain into aboriginal families who were separated from their loved ones. Furthermore, by removing the children they also removed them from all their cultural ties like language, traditions, knowledge and beliefs. With this, the Government was killing their culture.
After many years of the execution of this practice, in 1998 the government gave a well-deserved apology where they expressed their regret over the historical mistreatment towards the Aboriginals.
Even though apologizing might be the first step used to heal that traumatic situation, there is more needed than just pronouncing that word. The main thing they should do is take actions and demonstrate they really meant that apology, because what sense would it make to say sorry today but not change the course of actions in the future?
Other actions that should be taken to continue the healing process is that the Government should acknowledge the Aboriginals as being an important part of the citizenship, an important cultural resource, give them the recognition they deserve and help them in the preservation of their culture. They should also promote respect towards them among all the citizens and they must not try to impose rules that they think will benefit them if at the end they will only harass their culture. Health and job opportunities should also be given by the Government and also if they want they should have an important presence in the Parliament to fight for their rights. After saying sorry the next step is to compensate them with real actions.
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I agree with you, they have also rights like the rest of us, i think it shows the existence of discrimination. your very clear in your ideas...i like ittt!!!
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