Dear Prime Minister,
First of all, the Aborigines are native to Australia and live peacefully all over the country, from coast to inland, in their separate clans. Until, 1788 when the English arrived. Australia became home to 250 different languages. Also, the British gave many Aborigines deathly diseases with fatal results. They also brought many animals that dried up the water holes. Later a law was passed that the Aborigine's couldn't pass through certain lands. From 1910 to 1971 many Aboriginal children were taken from their families and forced to live with white families. These children are considered the "stolen generation". These children had to deal with abuse, both sexual and physical, and are still dealing with the consequences. Many children from the "stolen generation" now struggle with alcoholism and depression. These children also struggle with raising their own families now, and aren't sure to teach them the Aboriginal way or not. The government definitely should make an apology to the Aboriginal people as soon as possible because they did nothing wrong to the early British settlers, but they ruined a lot of the life of the Aboriginal people giving them nothing but hardship that they have dealt with since they arrived. This apology needs to be done formally and correctly to let them know that we understand that what was done to them was very wrong.
Sincerely,
Lexa
