There are three main ideas on which the reconciliation movement is based.
•Recognition - Indigenous people are the traditional owners of the land and they have a unique relationship with the physical environment.
•Justice - Past government policies have been detrimental to Aboriginal populations as they have been dispossessed of their lands and separated from their families - a process known as the ‘Stolen Generation’ - leading to today’s well-documented social problems.
The Stolen Generation
•Healing - People in general want to improve the living conditions and quality of life for all Australians, but particularly those who are disadvantaged.
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