Generasi Aborigin Yang Terampas
Satu generasi orang Aborigin,yang merupakan penduduk Asli Australia ,pernah terampas atau disebut dengan istilah “the stolen generation.” . Kisah pahit getir dan memilukan ini,secara terbuka di muat dalam buku “Australian Citizenship”,yang diterbitkan secara resmi oleh Pemerintah Australia. Kita perlu belajar dari sejarah,bahwa kesalahan yang sudah terjadi.bukan untuk ditutupi,tetapi untuk disadari dan diubah. Mengakui kesalahan dan minta maaf,tentu tidak serta merta menghapus noda dosa yang sudah diperbuat. Tetapi setidaknya ,orang /bangsa yang berani mengakui kesalahan secara terbuka,adalah patut dihargai.
Isi Permohonan Maaf.
The Apology to the Stolen Generations2008
On 13 Februari 2008,the Australian Prime Minister (Kevin Rudd) made a national apology to the Stolen Generations in the Australian Parliament. He spoke on behalf of Australians .He said story for the way indeigenous Australians had treated in the past. He said sorry especially for the way that indigenous children had been taken from their parents,
The speech was aired on television and radio stations .Thousands of Australians gathered together in public places and in their workplaces to listen to the “sorry” speech. The speech officially listed past injustices and apologised for them. This was an important step towards the healing of the indigenous people and to making sure that these injustices would never happen again. The sorry speech was an important step forward for all Australians…..”(pernyataan ini dibukukan dalam Australian Citizenship yang secara resmi diterbitkan oleh Australian Government).
