National Sorry Day
Each year on 26 May, Australians acknowledge and recognise members of the Stolen Generations, as part of National Sorry Day.
This is an annual event to remember, and reflect on, the forced removal of large numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, often called the ‘Stolen Generations’.
It was on this day in 1997 that the Bringing Them Home report was tabled in Federal Parliament, two years after a national inquiry into the forced removal of Indigenous children was ordered.
The Bringing them Home is the final report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their families and was conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
This day is now commemorated as a time to remember, acknowledge and pay tribute to the members of the Stolen Generations. This significant day marks the first time that stories of being stolen were heard in a formal manner.
Stolen Generation experience
Watch Sydney Trains National Sorry Day video featuring Uncle Widdy, as he shares his story about being a Stolen Generations survivor.
Message from our Secretary
In his video message, Rodd Staples acknowledges the significance of Sorry Day, the importance of building relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians and our commitment to reconciliation.
