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government apology to Aborigines who were taken by officials and placed in state institutions or white households as part of a drive to assimilate them with the white population australia
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008

Open quoteA national apology to the stolen generations and their families is a first, necessary step to move forward from the past. Close quote

  • JENNY MACKLIN
  • Australia's minister for indigenous affairs, in a government apology to Aborigines who were taken by officials and placed in state institutions or white households as part of a drive to assimilate them with the white population
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