Thursday marks 25 years since the Bringing Them Home report was tabled in parliament. The 1997 report was the result of a national inquiry investigating forced removal of First Nations children from their families. It marked a pivotal moment in the healing journey of many stolen generations survivors.
Bringing Them Home told the stories of stolen generations survivors and brought wider recognition to their experiences. Children who were stolen from loving families, lost their connection to family, community, land, culture and language. They were taken to homes and institutions where they were abused, neglected and unloved. This trauma is still endured by these children today, who are now our stolen generations survivors.
