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Council for aboriginal reconciliation.
The preamble to the Act sets out some of the reasons for, and circumstances surrounding, the enactment of the legislation. The preamble reads:
Because:
· (a) Australia was occupied by Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders who had settled for thousands of years, before British settlement at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788; and
· (b) many Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders suffered dispossession and dispersal from their traditional lands by the British Crown; and
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Redfern Address
Because, in truth, we cannot confidently say that we have succeeded as we would like to have succeeded if we have not managed to extend opportunity and care, dignity and hope to the indigenous pople of Australia - the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people.
· He was the first Prime Minister to acknowledge the impact of European settlement on Indigenous Australians. The address reflected a changing official interpretation of Australian history which better accommodated the Aboriginal -
Bringing them the home report.
The Bringing them home report (26 May 1997) published the stories and facts about the stolen generations, and revealed to the public the truth behind the governments foul actions -
Sea of hands.
·The first sea of hands was held on October 12th 1997
· The hands were created in the colour of the Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander Flag (Yellow and Blue)
· Each hand carried a signature from the citizens statement.
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Corroboree 2000
The last reconciliation week held by the CAR. The National event of Corroboree 2000 was held on 27-28 May 2000 and celebrated several anniversaries relating to the reconciliation of the aboriginal people. -
Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk.
The walk happened on the May 28th 2000.
· 300,000 people walked across the Sydney harbor bridge in support of Indigenous Australians and Reconciliation.
the walk attracted Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other Australians of all ages and from many different backgrounds including politicians, public figures, families and members of the Stolen Generation, who streamed across the Harbor Bridge for five hours.
The ‘mass mobilisation’ in Sydney was quickly followed by walks in othe -
Apology to the Stolen Generation.
KEVIN Rudd has offered a broad apology to all Aborigines and the Stolen Generations for their "profound grief, suffering and loss" in a carefully worded statement that was greeted by a standing ovation
