Vernon Ah Kee’s portrait of Lex Wotton (2013) in the NAS exhibition “Not an animal or plant”, as part of Sydney Festival; image courtesy the artist.
Today, Friday 26 May, marks a pivotal anniversary for members of the Stolen Generations and their families. It was 20 years ago today that the landmark ‘Bringing them Home’ Report was tabled in Federal Parliament – the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families.