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Reconciliation
Topic : Reconciliation
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Chapter 1 :
The Royal Commission
In the 1980s a large number of Indigenous people died while in prison or police custody
In August 1987 the Royal Commission into Deaths in Custody was established
It focused on the deaths of 99 Aboriginal people who died between January 1980 and May 1989
The report showed a deficiency of care for Indigenous detainees
No individual police or prison officers were found responsible for any of the deaths
The commissioners found some of the investigations into the deaths to be incompetent and inadequate
The report highlighted negative and racist attitudes in the police force and in prisons
The commissioners said that 200 years of white domination had played a major part
Their report said that Indigenous Australians had been failed by many governments
Self-determination and empowerment of the Aboriginal peoples was put forward as a solution
Chapter 2 :
The process of reconciliation
The Bicentennial celebrations in 1988 brought white/Indigenous relations into focus
It was recognised that a new approach to the past and the future was needed
Reconciliation is one way the relationship between all Australians can be improved
The wrongs of the past must be brought out into the open and recognised as wrongs
This will enable Australia to move in to the future as a united country
Indigenous people have not chosen to end up in the position they are in today
Reconciliation means acceptance of the past and what happened then
It also means the recognition of a different future where the past cannot be repeated
Chapter 3 :
The road to reconciliation
The reconciliation movement began in the 1960s with the granting of citizenship
However the term 'reconciliation' has only been actively used since the 1990s
In 1992 the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation was established
Its work was given a huge boost in 1992 when Paul Keating made his 'Redfern Speech'
For the first time the 'Stolen Generations' policy was officially recognised
The Bringing Them Home report was a huge step towards reconciliation
The first National 'Sorry' Day was held in 1998.Over a million people signed a sorry book
In May 2000, 250 000 people took part in a march in support of reconciliation
Many steps have been made towards reconciliation in Australia
There is, however, a long way to go before full reconciliation can be achieved
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