Wednesday, November 25, 2009

The "Stolen Generation"

I mentioned briefly an Australian apology called Sorry Day. This is a day when many activists march as a means of recognizing what had been done to the aboriginal people of Australia. It is a way for white Australians to apologize. Some people argue that it is not enough. Others argue that the deeds of the past must be put in the past and that people should just "get over it." Any thoughts? Is it enough? Is it a step in the right direction? Should more be done? Like what?
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  1. gingerbearNovember 25, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    If they haven't already the governmet should give the people back their land. The Aboriginal tribes were here first they should get it back. Or at least a portion of it. Sorry day is a small step to equality but I think they need more effort into it.

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  2. Julia S.November 25, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    I don't think that what happened to the Aborigine people can just be forgotten. I think that the Aborigines deserve more than just an apology.

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  3. NefertitiNovember 25, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    I really don't think that one day dedicated to being sorry about what the white Australians have done to the Aboriginals is nowhere near enough to make up for everything. But, there isn't very much anyone can do to apologize because of what had happened to the Aboriginal people was so horrible. More should be done to apologize, like having a month for remembering the Stolen Generations and why taking the children was so wrong. Sorry Day is a step in the right direction, though.

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  4. torriandkatelynNovember 25, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    I think they need to give more to them. The government should offer more things to the people. They should be offered new homes, free food etc. Everything they have been through was not fair and they deserve more.

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  5. QuietKidNovember 25, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    The argument depends on perspective. If you had your children taken away from you, and if you were forced off the land you had been living on for as long as you could remember, would you think the Sorry Day would be enough? In the perspective of the white people, They made a annual day to express their apologies. Sorry Day is a step in the right direction.

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  6. AlliNovember 25, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    I wish people could do more to say sorry, but what else can they do? I also thinik it is great that they recognize what happened and people try to take action and awareness. If only the whole thing never happened in the first place....

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  7. TimWehrsNovember 25, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    I think that along with the day they should tell more about in school and other places because before this movie I have hnever heard about any of this.

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  8. KevinNovember 30, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    I agree with Tim. What happened happened and there's not much you can do. The idea of Sorry Day was nice, but not enough they should give back the land and other stuff.

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  9. katie!November 30, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    I think sorry doesn't cut it, but a whole day dedicated to that cause is a good gesture. I think they should maybe help the aboriginal people reunite if they still have no family, but what is done is already done and ther is no point dwelling on it. Sorry day shoud be a very big deal, but sorry doesn;t make up for everything, especial big mistakes.

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  10. Monkyman (Alec)November 30, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    I don't think that people should be saying "get over it," because it was such a horrible thing they need to do something. I think the people are doing the right thing by saying sorry, but they could do a lot more for the aborigionees.

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  11. IJN7November 30, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    I think it kind of goes both ways. For one, what else can be done? Not much if you think about it. It's not like we can go to the past and kick the british out of the land. But on the other hand what the british did to the aboriginals was terribly wrong. Maybe the governmaent to give some land back to the people, and they could pay them some money, like the U.S.A. did to the japanese they wrongly imprisoned.

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  12. MackenzieNovember 30, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    I think they should have done more than just say sorry, but what else could they do? The people also did reconize that what they did was wrong. They should also find something else to say or do to the aboriginal people.

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  13. bendallDecember 1, 2009 at 8:57 AM

    I agree with INJ7, because I think that sorry isn't enough but what else can they do? I mean the people who recongnized what they did wrong made up for it the best they could, but at the same time the people who are mad about it shouldn't be because what is done is done and they're is not much else to be done.

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  14. *jOrDaN*December 15, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    I think that it's okay and nice that their doing that, but that isn't nearly enough to make up for it. The governtment should give them stuff that they can use, like food and supplies rather then just a day of recognition. They took these aboriginals away from their families and entire life, they can't just take a single day out of the year, say sorry and then forget about it until the next year, it should be something that is recognized all the time.

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