The Rabbit Proof Fence - Reconciliation Letter to Aboriginal Australians

Dear all Australians,
The natives of a country deserve respect. They were the first to live there. They were the first to cultivate the land, raise children there, and survive its floods or draughts. The Aboriginal Australians did all this and more in Australia. Their civilization had set up clear boundaries of the different tribes and had thrived peacefully. Imagine what it felt like for them when the first fleet of British arrived. They were curious, but a little cautious. Then the British started to take over, clearing out the Aboriginal Australians’ sacred trees for their farmland. Imagine how the Aboriginal Australians felt when their spiritual lands were taken form them by a people that confused them. Their children were taken by the British to be turned into British servants. The British taught the stolen children English and the customs of English life. The children’s own Aboriginal culture faded. This way, after generations, the Aboriginal culture faded. The Aboriginal Australians deserve an apology. An apology for what was taken from them – their land, their culture, and even a generation of their children. The Aboriginal Australians deserve an apology and respect for what they used to be.