Sorry Day 2021: Stolen Generation Survivor | Aunty Louise Rankine

𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙄𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜. Today marks National Sorry Day, a day that remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, the Stolen Generation. In 1953 at just a few days old, Louise Rankine, was taken away from her family and land. As a Stolen Generation Survivor, the Government stripped her of her connection with family, land, language and customs. “I think I have overcome a lot that’s impacted me, through my resilience, my strength and my knowledge,” Aunty Louise said. “A lot of our people haven’t got that.” Sorry Day asks us to acknowledge the Stolen Generations, and in doing so, reminds us that historical injustice is still an ongoing source of intergenerational trauma for Aboriginal and Torres Islander families, communities, and peoples. Please watch Aunty Louise’s story. You can also read Louise’s full story here: https://www.playford.sa.gov.au/explor... #SorryDay #StolenGenerations #MoreThanAWord #NRW2021