National Sorry Day

Yesterday was the 26th of May, also known as National Sorry Day. This year’s FIRE Carrier leaders and the FIRE Carrier leaders from 2021 walked with Sue and Mrs Holmes to Alistair Knox Park for a special and enlightening time. We listened to some people with Aboriginal heritage share poems and stories of the stolen generations and we learned that some of them were about their ancestors. There were about 10 local schools from the Nillumbik and Banyule area. 

Georgiana

Uncle Ian's Story

Today we heard a special speech that touched everyone's hearts. Uncle Ian’s speech told a touching story about his history and what it truly means to be Aboriginal. He told us he was technically only about 15% Aboriginal but it is not what you are by blood it is about who you are and who you believe you are.

Jess

The Meaning Of Sorry Day

Today the FIRE Carriers had an amazing opportunity to go to a Sorry Day event. Going to the Sorry Day event made all of us feel proud and special to be a part of the FIRE Carrier community. 

Sorry Day is about when the Europeans took the Aboriginal children from their homes and they truly believed they were helping them by trying to erase their culture and languages from them. Today we recognise what damage has been done. 

We talk about Sorry Day because we remember when the Australian Government finally said ‘sorry’ for what had been done to the Aboriginal culture and we want to move forward in reconciliation.

Mabel