The apology needs action

In reflecting on the Australian government’s Apology to the Stolen Generations, delivered on 13 February 2008, I share that on the day I was overwhelmed with my own feelings. I felt hope. I felt joy. I felt tears of sadness for my grandfather who never knew his mother and never came to learn about her life. My family has only come to find her gravesite and know of her life and of her struggles in recent times and this journey continues as it does for many Aboriginal families. I felt a sense of relief for all who had been affected by the past government policies in relation to Aboriginal children and families.