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In 1996, The Kimberley Stolen Generation Committee formed and in 2001 became incorporated as the Kimberley Stolen Generation Aboriginal Corporation. The KSGAC is a unique service advocating and assisting the many Kimberley Aboriginal people adversely effected by past Government policies involving forced removal of Indigenous children from their families. For a deeper historical perspective go to the KSGAC- About page.

We are proud that the KSGAC has given a strong voice to the Kimberley Aboriginal people. Its' Stolen Generation members and staff are tireless in their efforts to help raise awareness, education and honour the memory of the Mothers, Fathers and their children who went to their graves without knowing each-other and to help those still living to find their families.

KSGAC provides Government and other services with a better understanding of Stolen Generation people's lives and of the work still needed to be done. The KSGAC projects and activities aim to provide better outcomes for those effected.

Link-Up Caseworkers are on hand to help the Stolen Generation people to reunite and reconnect with family. The Link-up Team's research skills help those effected to gain a sense of belonging and identity with reunifications.

The Healing Art Group sees members engage in social and emotional wellbeing art activities.

As you look further at our site you'll see other key projects that we are working on. Here's some links to explore...

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KSGAC Link Up Service KSGAC provides a Link-Up Service for Indigenous people who have lost touch with their families. Find Out More National Redress Scheme KSGAC helps people with applications and referrals for counselling support. Find out more Show Support for the KSGAC Acknowledge the experiences of Aboriginal people from the Stolen Generation.

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14 Feb 2008 - Thousands greet Stolen Generations apology - ABC News (Austr... - Archived Website - Trove

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Thousands greet Stolen Generations apology - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) website as it appeared on 14 Feb 2008.

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Paul Girrawah House has multiple First Nation ancestries from the South-East Canberra region, including the Ngambri-Ngurmal (Walgalu), Pajong (Gundungurra), Wallabollooa (Ngunnawal) and Erambie/Brungle (Wiradyuri) family groups.

Paul acknowledges his diverse First Nation history, he particularly identifies as a descendant of Onyong aka Jindoomang from Weereewaa (Lake George) and Henry 'Black Harry' Williams from Namadgi who were both multilingual, essentially Walgalu-Ngunnawal-Wiradjuri speaking warriors and Ngunnawal-Wallaballooa man William Lane aka 'Billy the Bull' - Murrjinille.

Paul was born at the old Canberra hospital in the centre of his ancestral country and strongly acknowledges his First Nation matriarch ancestors, in particular his mother Dr Aunty Matilda House-Williams and grandmother, Ms Pearl Simpson-Wedge.

Paul completed a Bachelor of Community Management from Macquarie University, and Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage and Management from CSU.

Paul provided the Welcome to Country for the 47th Opening of Federal Parliament in 2022. Paul is Board Director, Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council, Member Indigenous Reference Group, National Museum of Australia and Australian Government Voice Referendum Engagement Group.

Paul works on country with the ANU, First Nations Portfolio as a Senior Community Engagement Officer

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What is reconciliation? - Reconciliation Australia

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At its heart, reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, for the benefit of all Australians. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Australia's colonial history is characterised by devastating land dispossession, violence, and racism. Over the last half-century, however, many significant steps towards reconciliation have been [...]

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The ‘Stolen Generations’ Testimonies’ project is an initiative to record on film the personal testimonies of Australia’s Stolen Generations Survivors and share them online.

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What do they want for the future?

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AUSTRALIA DAY VS. INVASION DAY #‎26THJANIZM

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Interviewed by Ebony and Olivia for www.izmzmag.com We started our day off at Redfern to see the Invasion Day march before heading off to Cronulla to see the Australia Day celebrations there. Take a look at who we met and what we learnt. Find us on instagram: @izmzmag And search izmz on Facebook.

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Meet the Bonds: What does it mean to be ‘Aboriginal middle class’?

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Aboriginal Culture

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The Stolen Generation

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A Look Inside the Heartbreaking Story of Australia's "Stolen Generation."

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Brief Introduction to Australian Aboriginal Culture

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Australian people

Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse societies in the world today.

Almost one in four Australian residents were born outside of Australia and many more are first or second generation Australians, the children and grandchildren of recently arrived migrants and refugees.

This wide variety of backgrounds, together with the culture of Indigenous Australians who have lived on the Australian continent for more than 50,000 years, have helped create a uniquely Australian identity and spirit.

Indigenous peoples and cultures

Before the arrival of British colonisers in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the Indigenous peoples - Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, sometimes referred to as the First Australians. Aboriginal people inhabited the whole of Australia and Torres Strait Islanders lived on the islands between Australia and Papua New Guinea, in what is now called the Torres Strait.

There were over 500 different clan groups or 'nations' around the continent, many with distinctive cultures, beliefs and languages.

Today, Indigenous people make up 2.4 per cent of the total Australian population (about 460,000 out of 22 million people).

The first colony

New South Wales was settled as a penal colony - a place where Britain could send convicted criminals because her prisons were overcrowded. Many convicts had grown up in poverty and committed only minor offences, such as the theft of a loaf of bread. Conditions in the new colony were little better than at home - it took many years for British settlers to understand the different environment of the new colony, and disease and malnutrition were widespread during the first decades of settlement.

Convicts formed the majority of the colony's population for the first few decades of settlement. Convicts continued being sent to New South Wales until 1823, although as time went by, convicts were increasingly seen as a source of labour to build the colony, rather than just being sent away from Britain as punishment for their crimes.

Free settlers

The first wave of migrants to Australia included men of capital who were attracted by the colony's agricultural prospects and the availability of convict labour. Their enthusiasm, together with the Gold Rushes era of the mid-nineteenth century, pushed out the boundaries of the new settlement and by the end of the 1850s there were six separate Australian colonies:

New South Wales

Tasmania (originally settled in 1803, but separated from New South Wales in 1825)

Western Australia (established in 1829)

South Australia, including the Northern Territory (established in 1834)

Victoria (detached from New South Wales in 1851)

Queensland (detached from New South Wales in 1859)

Settlers living in Australia in the nineteenth century lived at the frontier of not only a new land, but of a new society.

Becoming Australians

The six Australian colonies were governed independently of each other, but during the second half of the 19th century there was a growing sense of an Australian identity and a push towards establishing Australia as an independent nation under a Federation.

The new nation remained loyal to Britain, and retained its identity as part of the British Empire. Many people thought of themselves as British people, living in a different land. However, substantial migration from Ireland enhanced an Australian identity that was increasingly independent of Britain.

Non-white immigrants were essentially excluded by the restrictions of the new Immigration Restriction Act, which required that they take a dictation test in a specific language with which they were not necessarily familiar. Non-white immigrants were often seen as a threat to working conditions in Australia and to Australia's 'British' character.

Policies such as this were to remain in place until after World War Two, when the government implemented migration schemes that actively sought first British, then European, migrants. Since then, the face of Australia has changed remarkably. While large numbers of migrants have continued to come from traditional sources like the United Kingdom and New Zealand, there have been large numbers of people from countries as diverse as Italy, Greece, China, Vietnam and Lebanon. Their contribution to Australian society, culture and prosperity has been an important factor in shaping the modern Australia.

Population today

Australia's population today is roughly 24 million people. The country's vast openness means it has the lowest population density in the world - only two people per square kilometre.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) produces population estimates for the Australian Government and people. The ABS Population clock displays the current estimate of the resident population of Australia.

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Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse societies in the world today. Almost one in four Australian residents were born outside of Australia and many more are first or second generation Australians, the children and grandchildren of recently arrived migrants and refugees.

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Who are the Australians