Dr Jacinta Walsh: So I'm here today really to talk about my experiences with the package and share with anybody who might be thinking about applying.
I just want to let them know that it's a safe process and that being acknowledged is a really important part of healing.
Aunty EvaJo Edwards: I want people to know that stolen generation isn't just the forcibly removed.
Those of us that have been institutionalised, fostered, adopted, stolen generation is the disconnectedness, the disconnectedness of family, community, land, culture and that's what makes us Stolen Gen.
Aunty Annie Nikkelson: It's an acknowledgement that we hear you, we see you, we stand with you and yes, we are accountable.
That's what it means for me, is that it's a step forward in future accountability.
Lionel Dukakis: Without the Reparation Package package, it's sort of, it's part of the healing but it's still, it's never been about money for me, it's just, I think just that recognition.
Dr Jacinta Walsh: This package was put together by an All Aboriginal Steering Committee.
It is guided by an All Aboriginal Reference Committee and you are in control of the process and there's no judgement.
Aunty Annie Nikkelson: There is support beyond the package so once you receive your reparations that it doesn't end there.
Aunty EvaJo Edwards: Talk to people, you know, reparations is there to hopefully direct you to some financial advisors and councils that can help you on your journey of what this looks like with this much money.
Dr Jacinta Walsh: And your removal was not your fault and it's okay to apply for reparations.
The package is organised so beautifully, it is trauma-informed, culturally informed, it's a very simple application process.
Ron Leatham: And do it for yourself, the love of it.
And your children and your grandchildren.
Your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Aunty Annie Nikkelson: I encourage anyone that's thinking of applying to do it.
It's worth the journey.
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