Sentences with phrase «stolen generations members»

That governments and churches ensure the effective participation of stolen generations members in all decision making that affects them.

That a reparations tribunal be established, following effective consultation with stolen generations members and their representative organisations.

My hope is that we can, in partnership with government, develop a new national Indigenous representative body that engages with different sections of the pan-Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander community — be it women, men, our youth and children, communities in different geographical locations, traditional owners or stolen generations members.

A strong message from the conference was the need for broader consultations with stolen generations members about the forms reparations should take.

[130] Other such processes for recognition would also need to be put into place to ensure that stolen generations members are not further disadvantaged through the processes of representation in the new National Indigenous Representative Body.

This section considers three such groups — traditional owners, stolen generations members and youth.

My hope is that we can establish a National Indigenous Representative Body that engages with the different sections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community — be it women, our youth and children, communities in different geographical locations, traditional owners or stolen generations members.

allocate dedicated positions on the national structure for designated segments of the Indigenous community — such as stolen generations members, traditional owners, youth or Torres Strait Islanders;

I hope that we will realise a national representative body that engages with different sections of the pan-Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander community — be it women, our youth and children, communities in different geographical locations, traditional owners or stolen generations members.

Or it could allocate positions to a national board or executive of representatives for particular sectors of the Indigenous community — for example, stolen generations members, traditional owners, youth, and Torres Strait Islanders (on the mainland and in Torres Strait).

Difficulty in successfully representing a wide diversity of Indigenous concerns — from urban to remote communities; women, young people, stolen generation members etc.;

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On behalf of the New South Wales Police Service, I offer a sincere apology to members of the «stolen generations» and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for the prominent role that police played in enforcing past unjust laws.

The New South Wales Police Commissioner, Peter Ryan, officially apologised on 23 May 1998 to members of the stolen generation and all Indigenous people for «the prominent role the police played in enforcing past unjust laws».

In Brisbane, Link - Up [Qld] in conjunction with the Brisbane City Council held a ceremony in the city centre, Suncorp Park, where members of the stolen generations from Cherbourg and the Torres Straits told their moving stories.

In Launceston, a ceremony at the Aboriginal Elders Council of Tasmania saw the presentation of Sorry Books to Elders, a member of the stolen generations, and two Aboriginal youth.

The committee recommends that the Federal Government's «closing the gap» initiative be extended to establish a National Indigenous Healing Fund to provide health, housing, ageing, funding for funerals, and other family support services for members of the stolen generation as a matter of priority.

Suggested by the Eurobodalla Walking Together Group, the book was handmade by Mick Ivory & handpainted by South Coast Koori artist, Colin Davis, himself a member of the stolen generation.

What became apparent fairly early in the conference was that members of the stolen generations continue to suffer great hardships, and that efforts to date have not ameliorated their harm.

On behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, I would also like to welcome everybody here today - particularly our international guests from Canada, America, South Africa and New Zealand, and most importantly, members of the stolen generations.

Exceptionally, the New South Wales Government has pledged $ 100,000 to be granted to Link - Up New South Wales, for one year only [97], and the Queensland Government has announced, without details, that it is to develop a «specifically targeted cross-cultural awareness training program to assist reunification of members of the stolen generations with their families and culture and promote understanding of Indigenous culture within the non-Indigenous families involved» and has employed an individual to work on the project [98].

I think is has now also been made clear that we are not about seeking some token lump sum payouts for members of the stolen generations.

Whilst I can't guarantee that it will I offer you the following quote by John Wolfgang von Goethe as a message of inspiration to sustain all us on our mission to secure just compensation and reparation for past deeds against members of the stolen generations.

The call for formal apologies to Indigenous Australians who are members of the stolen generations became a national issue in 1997 when Bringing them home recommended that:

To assist me, I have asked a young Aboriginal mother, Diane Jarrett, who herself is a member of the stolen generations.

This suggests that the government did hear the message of those members of the stolen generations who appeared before the Senate committee, detailing the difficulty in accessing family Link Up services and giving their stories of how overwhelmed and underresourced these services are.

The apology will directly benefit members of the stolen generations by validating their experiences.

The inquiry considered proposals for the establishment of an alternative dispute resolution tribunal for members of the stolen generations; and considered the consistency of the government's response to the recommendations with the reconciliation process and the aspirations and needs of members of the stolen generations.

The Minister had an opportunity today to look members of the stolen generations in the eye and tell them he has heard and understood their concerns.

Schemes to repay stolen wages are also applicable given the large number of Stolen Generations members who were placed in work situations where the wages were kept from them.

That state and territory governments waive all fees associated with retrieving and amending birth, marriage and death certificates of members of the stolen generations and their descendants so that they reflect their natural birth parents.

Requiring individual members of the stolen generations to seek redress through the courts is not an option that atsic subscribes to on the basis that:

Government needs to negotiate the parameters and work through the difficulties with the members of the stolen generations.

The Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Professor Mick Dodson, Co-Chair of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples from their Families and Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia; Helen Moran, Chair of the National Sorry Day Committee; Mark Bin Barkar, Deputy Chairperson, National Stolen Generations Alliance; My fellow speakers - Alec Kruger, Jeannie Hayes, Alfred Coolwell and Lena Yarrey; Contributors to the Us Taken - Away Kids magazine — Lorraine McGee - Sippel, Elaine Turnbull, Robert Stuurman, Bev Lipscombe, Mary Hooker, Emily Bullock and Charles Leon; Members of the stolen generations; Representatives of Link Up, Sorry Day Committees and Reconciliation groups; My Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters; aGenerations Alliance; My fellow speakers - Alec Kruger, Jeannie Hayes, Alfred Coolwell and Lena Yarrey; Contributors to the Us Taken - Away Kids magazine — Lorraine McGee - Sippel, Elaine Turnbull, Robert Stuurman, Bev Lipscombe, Mary Hooker, Emily Bullock and Charles Leon; Members of the stolen generations; Representatives of Link Up, Sorry Day Committees and Reconciliation groups; My Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters; agenerations; Representatives of Link Up, Sorry Day Committees and Reconciliation groups; My Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters; and Friends.

Ensuring that there are mechanisms in place to ensure the participation of groups that are generally marginalised such as young people, people with disabilities, members of the stolen generation and mainland Torres Strait Islanders;

ATSIC also believes that any negotiations with stolen generations» members on the best means of addressing their issues should be based on the principle of self - determination.

That the practice of burying members of the stolen generations with a grave identified by a number, rather than a name, be rectified by the establishment of a fund to pay for the funerals of members of the stolen generations, where appropriate.