However, as the government, the thing they should do is to say sorry to all of them. According to Cultural Survival (n.d.), it suggests that ‘a change in administration led to a national apology from the government for the Stolen Generations, and the country as a whole celebrates Sorry Day’. Sorry Day is in honor of mistreated Aboriginal peoples. This shows the federal government reflects on the past and conveys that they are willing to reconcile with them. Saying sorry to Indigenous people preserves their dignity and respect. Besides, in 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a public sorry speech on Sorry Day, which is regarded as a formal apology to Indigenous people. In this speech, he stated that ‘We the Parliament of Australia respectfully request that this apology be received in the spirit in which it is offered as part of the healing of the nation’ (‘Parliament of the World’s Religions 2008). This formal apology healed a lot pain of Indigenous people and showed it’s important for the federal government to build a kind relationship between Indigenous people and the Australian government. The public apology is the most powerful, which encourage non-Indigenous people and Indigenous people to forgive the past and face a beautiful future
However, as the government, the thing they should do is to say sorry to all of them. According to Cultural Survival (n.d.), it suggests that ‘a change in administration led to a national apology from the government for the Stolen Generations, and the country as a whole celebrates Sorry Day’. Sorry Day is in honor of mistreated Aboriginal peoples. This shows the federal government reflects on the past and conveys that they are willing to reconcile with them. Saying sorry to Indigenous people preserves their dignity and respect. Besides, in 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a public sorry speech on Sorry Day, which is regarded as a formal apology to Indigenous people. In this speech, he stated that ‘We the Parliament of Australia respectfully request that this apology be received in the spirit in which it is offered as part of the healing of the nation’ (‘Parliament of the World’s Religions 2008). This formal apology healed a lot pain of Indigenous people and showed it’s important for the federal government to build a kind relationship between Indigenous people and the Australian government. The public apology is the most powerful, which encourage non-Indigenous people and Indigenous people to forgive the past and face a beautiful future