Dear Prime Minister,

Here is what I have learned, in 1788 the British arrived, when the British settled in Sydney Cove they start to take the Aborigines land and brought diseases and non-native animals, like sheep and cows, which destroyed the Aborigines’ water holes. In the early 1900’s, laws were passed in every state to protect the Aborigines, they also made restrictions on owning land, where they could live, and even to whom they could marry. Although, in 1967 the Australian voted Aborigines real citizens, which mean they were given the same rights as everyone else. In 1971, Geoffrey Bardon began painting a wall mural with his students and some tribe members. After that, The australian government realized that aboriginal artwork was a resource and began trying to conserve it.

Also, a negative that happen was the “stolen generation”. The stolen generation was a government policy in1909 to 1969, it was a policy that insure the Aborigines Protection Board, or the APB, the power to remove children form their Aborigines without parental consent and without a court order where then the children were be assimilated and brought up ‘white’. Many people who were in the stolen generation were physical and sexual abused and many others were led to alcoholism, violence and early death. Even though the stolen generation happen many years ago it even affects this generation as well. when a person from the stolen generation has children they have no idea how to raise them, by conventional Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal way, and the children are then, often, removed from them by welfare agencies which starts up this terrible cycle through the next generation.

Sir, if an official apology is not made it could lead to violences and even riots throughout the country. Also, if more people get involve then it could cause bigger problems. So Prime Minister I suggest that you give an official public apology to end this.

Sincerely,

Scott D. Kehr