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Introduction states: 'To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the publication of the Bringing Them Home report (1997), it is fitting that we should look to those whose stories of removal formed the basis of the report and its recommendations. With this in mind, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission invited Indigenous peoples across Australia to tell us their experiences of removal, their thoughts ten years on from the Inquiry and their hopes for the future. The poetry, stories and artwork featured in Us Taken-Away Kids are the fruits of this invitation.
'Ten years on, the recommendations of the Bringing Them Home Report still stand as the starting point for a national reconciliation process. I call on all Australian governments to implement those recommendations in full, with all possible urgency, so that all Australians can reach their full potential.
Us Taken-Away Kids is a testament to the resilience of Aboriginal people, our ability to overcome adversity, to look to a brighter future, and to triumph in the face of desolation and despair.
The storytellers within are more than the faces of Indigenous Australia. These people are the voices of our living history. Their stories are laden with tragedy, loneliness and loss. But never far away is their inexplicable optimism. A hope for the future, for our children, for the Australian nation.
Tom Calma
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
(Edited from Foreword)
Us Taken-Away Kids is It is available online here.
Contents
- from : Alone on the Soaks, single work autobiography (p. 4)
- Mission Breedi"I grew up on an old Bre mission,", single work poetry (p. 14) Section: Track the History
- Japi"Am I the only one who remembers Jap", single work poetry (p. 15) Section: Track the History
- Untitled, single work autobiography (p. 28-29) Section: Track the History
- Untitled, single work life story (p. 33) Section: Track the History
- Mary's Will to Survive, single work biography (p. 35) Section: Track the History
- Mother, single work autobiography life story (p. 38) Section: Mother
- Sacred Mothersi"Both my Mothers were stolen", single work poetry (p. 39) Section: Mother
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Untitled,
single work
biography
life story
'Notwithstanding the fact he was a police officer, old Bob apparently couldn't stop the police or Native Welfare Board from taking my mother. My mother was thirteen at the time...' (Source: John Williams Mozley, Untitled, in Us Taken-Away Kids : Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Bringing them Home Report, 2007:40)
- Untitled, single work life story (p. 41) Section: Mother
- The Shelteri"Row upon row we cowered", single work poetry (p. 42) Section: Mother
- Untitled, single work life story (p. 42) Section: Mother
- The Warm Bedi"I was taken by white man", single work poetry (p. 43) Section: Mother
-
Untitled,
Siobhan McHugh
(interviewer),
single work
interview
extract
This extracted interview was taken from Siobhan McHugh's radio documentary, Beagle Bay: Irish Nuns and Stolen Children. The documentary features Phyllis Bin Barka and Daisy Howard and their experiences of being stolen from the East Kimberley and growing up with the Irish nuns at Beagle Bay.
- Question Timei"Can anyone answer my question", single work poetry (p. 47) Section: Journeys and Homecomings
- I Am One of the Mission Children, single work autobiography (p. 47) Section: Journeys and Homecomings
- The Wicker Chairi"You thought I was cute, didn't you?", single work poetry (p. 48)
- Little China Dolli"Hey little china doll, why don't I see you smile?", single work poetry (p. 49) Section: Journeys and Homecomings
- Untitled, single work autobiography (p. 50) Section: Journeys and Homecomings
- Baby Buntingi"Your little baby Bunting,", single work poetry (p. 52) Section: Journeys and Homecomings
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