TheBanyanTree: Saying sorry

[Jena Norton]

Being American, with my own guilty historical past, I did not know about the
stolen kids until I got to know Woof and you. And I saw "The Rabbit Fence."
For those who find this hard to imagine, see this movie. And you might want
to read the book or see the video of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," where
the same was done to Native American children.

Perhaps a time will indeed come when we celebrate culture not race.

Jena Norton

-----Original Message-----
From: thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com
[mailto:thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com] On Behalf Of Peter Macinnis
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:59 PM
To: BanyanTree
Subject: TheBanyanTree: Saying sorry

Tomorrow, in the Australian Parliament, the Australian Prime Minister 
will offer an apology to the stolen generation, Aboriginal people of 
paler skin who were deemed to be part white, and who were "rescued" from 
their Aboriginality.

Note: they were not taken because they were badly treated or abused, or 
their parents were alcoholics: they were taken because they appeared to 
be part of the superior white race that was destined to replace the 
blackfella. This is how people thought, back in the 1960s.