Bringing Them Home
1997 Australian government report on the forced separation of indigenous families / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bringing Them Home is the 1997 Australian Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. The report marked a pivotal moment in the controversy that has come to be known as the Stolen Generations.
Also known as | Stolen Generation |
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Outcome | Bringing Them Home report (1997) |
Inquiries | National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families |
Commissioners | Sir Ronald Wilson Mick Dodson |
Inquiry period | 11 May 1995 (1995-05-11) ā 26 May 1997 (1997-05-26) |
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The inquiry was established by the federal Attorney-General, Michael Lavarch, on 11 May 1995,[2] in response to efforts made by key Indigenous agencies and communities concerned that the general public's ignorance of the history of forcible removal was hindering the recognition of the needs of its victims and their families and the provision of services.[3] The 680-page report was tabled in Federal Parliament on 26 May 1997.[4]