Australian Aboriginal Culture & Didgeridoo News and Articles: Stolen Generations. Scars begin to heal at Moola Bulla The Stolen Generations represent the Aboriginal children taken away (up to 55 000), from their families without their consent, mainly between 1910 and 1970. In order to assimilate them in white society, they were sent to institutions (often run by churches), or adopted into non-Aboriginal families as a result of government policies now recognised as misguided and destructive. Many of these children never overcome their traumatic loss which was the brutal separation from their families and the denial of their Indigenous heritage. Today most of the Aboriginal community, from friends to individuals we encouter at the market on the streets of Perth or Fremantle are directly and indirectly affected by that passed traumatic experience. If you would like to know more on this delicate issue, follow the link   Journey of Healing website and click in the information section on stolen generations The following picture and article are from the West-Australian newspaper, 2nd of July: Traditional landowners and sisters Phyllis and Mavis Wallaby celebrate the Moola Bulla return with stolen generation members Deith Kitchener and Ernest Sarah, who were taken from Moola Bulla as Children and raised at Beagle Bay.  (Picture Mal Fairclough) Almost 100 years of hurt began to heal yesterday when Aboriginals holding long and sacred connections to Moola Bulla Station in the Kimberley walked on their land again. Lands Minister Alannah MacTiernan accepted the surrender of 8088 ha. from pastoral leaseholder Andy Cranswick, turning around a miserable history for the station, near Halls Creek, as a place where Kija people were carted away on the backs of trucks and raised in faraway places. Sisters Mavis and Phyllis Wallaby remember being taken from their traditional land to Fitzroy Crossing where they were unable to practise their culture. "We kept thinking about Moola Bulla and we wanted to come back," Phyllis said. The sisters brought their ageing mother back to the station in the 1950s and took up domestic and cooking jobs - later they were expelled from their country again. "Now we can show our grandchildren our sacred places and ceremony places," Phyllis said. Mavis said it was important both traditional landowners and members of the stolen generation took part in the celebration. "We all have our own families, I grew up here but I am happy to be together with the stolen generation," she said. Keith Kitchener and Ernest Sarah were taken from Moola Bulla as children and raised at Beagle Bay on the Dampier Peninsula. "All they told us was to get together in this bathroom, then they told us to go over on one side and next thing they put us on a truck," Mr Sarah said. Ms MacTiernan said a search of departmental archives had shown the Kija people were promised land as part of a sale agreement in 1955, but the new station owner quickly reneged. National Native Title Tribunal deputy president Fred Chaney helped negotiate the Moola Bulla redress with the Government and the Kimberley Land Council. Ms MacTiernan made a $40,000 grant to the Shire of Halls Creek to manage and improve the reserve until native title issues can be resolved and the land handed back. AAP © 2003 West Australian Newspapers Limited. All Rights Reserved Top Home Page     About Wandoo     Mallee Tree     Artists     Didgeridoos For Sale   Email     Aboriginal Art     Order     Didge Care     Links     Feedback What's New     Australian Aboriginal Tribal Names for Didgeridoo © 2000 - 2005 [Wandoo Didgeridoo Australia]. All rights reserved. Authentic Australian aboriginal didgeridoos. Wholesale suppliers and retail store to buy didjeridoo online direct from Australia. Keep up to date with news and articles about the Australian Aboriginal culture and didgeridoos from Australian digeridoo wholesale and retail supplier, Wandoo Didgeridoo Australia