Letter to Prime Minister

1. Australian Aborogines have lived in Australia for 35,000-70,000 years. Back then the sea water level was 50 meters lower so the Aborogines had to go through less water while traveling to Australia. They were totally isolated until 1788 when the English arrived. There were over 300,000 Aborogines in Australia by the time the Sydney Cove was settled.
2. The aborogines did not have a form of government and no permanent ownership so the British made them move. Because of this many Aborogines suffered from small pox, measels, influenza, etc. The British cut down forests and brought in over 20 milliojn sheep into Australia. The cattle and these sheep destroyed the watering holes of the Aboroginal people. These white settlers were at war with the Aborogines for water and land.
3. During the time when many white settlers had arrived, 1 in 10 Aboroginal children were taken out of their homes by these settlers in an effort to "civilize them". They suffered from abuse and lost identity. There are over 100,000 people living today who are a part of Australias "Lost Generation, all the children who were taken from their homes.
4. These people who lived in the "stolen generation" suffered from abuse and lost identity in their lifetime and have to deal with knowing that they went through that for the rest of their lives. This leaves an uncomfortable development for many Australians especially when people are happy and enjoying the olympics in Australia.
5. Ever since there was negative treatment of these Aboriginal people, there have been many things the people have done in an attempt to reconcile the Aborogines with the people of Australia. In the year 2000, about 200,000 people marched across the bridge in Sydney in an attempt to reconcile the Aborogines with everyone else in Australia. This impacted the prime minister to make a wise decision.
6. The Prime Minister should apologize to these people because they are the natives of this country and deserve respect for how far they have come and what they have accomplished. They are a large part of the popluation of Australia and were treated bad for doing nothing wrong so they deserve a formal apology because they are native and were hurt, which is not fair.