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Country watches and cheers as 'Sorry Day' apology to Aborigines is made
Sydney Morning Herald Feb 13, 08 2:50 AM CST
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Australia's new prime minister made a formal apology to the Aborigines today for "stolen generations" of children the government had taken from their homes. Tens of thousands of Aboriginal children were placed in orphanages or foster homes in a century-long program of forced assimilation. Throngs watched on big screens in front of parliament as Kevin Rudd apologized for the practice and spoke of removing "a stain from the soul of Australia."
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Children were abducted to 'assimilate' them
Times (UK) Jan 31, 08 3:47 AM CST
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More than 100,000 Aborigine children were abducted from their parents and placed in Australian orphanages and foster homes in a century-long campaign to assimilate them into European culture. Now new Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd will apologize for the abductions, carried out between 1869 and 1969, reports the Times of London. The policy inspired the movie, Rabbit-Proof Fence, which details two sisters' heart-breaking flight from their remote orphanage.
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