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Bringing Them Home The National Inquiry
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Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Children
from Their Families
policies and practices of forcible removals...and
having played a prominent role in the
implementation and administration of the above
and...negotiate with the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Commission a form of words for
official apologies with wide and culturally
appropriate publicity.”
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“That the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Commission, in consultation with the Council
for Aboriginal Reconciliation, arrange for a
national Sorry Day to be celebrated each year to
commemorate the history of forcible removals
and its effects.”
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“That churches and other non-government
welfare agencies that provide counselling and
support services to those affected by forcible
removal review those services, in consultation
with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities and organisations, to ensure they
are culturally appropriate.”11
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The other areas of consultation and negotiation
considered in the Inquiry Report relate to:
Compensation/Reparation; Minimum Access
Standards to Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Family Information Services and
Records; Indigenous Repositories; Research
Programs; Health Professional Training;
Access to Private Collections; a National
Framework of Self-Determination; National
Standards of Legislation for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Children; and National
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“That all Australian parliaments...state and
territory police...churches and other nongovernment agencies...acknowledge the
responsibility of their predecessors for the laws,
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There are fifty-four (54) core recommendations
with forty-nine (49) sub recommendations. Of
this total, twenty-nine (29) core and sub
recommendations relate directly to consultation
or negotiation strategies. They are too
numerous to list and all are important. Some of
the major consultation and negotiation
strategies are as follows:
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Briefly, the Inquiry and each State
Commissioner had a mandate to validate the
stories of generations of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people who, until the Inquiry,
had carried the burden of having become
separated from their families. Virtually every
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family was
affected either directly or indirectly.
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The National Inquiry into the Separation of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
from Their Families was established by the
Federal Attorney General in 1995. It was
conducted by the Human Rights and Equal
Opportunity Commission (HREOC). The
Inquiry submitted its report to the Federal
Attorney General in April 1997.
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Pr o t o c o l s f o r Co n s u l t a t i o n a n d Ne g o t i a t i o n w i t h Ab o r i g i n a l Pe o p l e