When did the Australian government finally end the policy?
A. Amazingly, not until the 1960s. And it wasn’t until this year that Australia officially acknowledged the cruelty of the policy. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spoke before Parliament in February of 2008, and issued a formal apology to the Aborigines on behalf of the nation. “For the pain, suffering and hurt of these Stolen Generations, their descendants and for their families left behind,” he said in a moving statement, “We say, we are sorry.” Q. Little Nullah hopes to go ‘walkabout’ with his black grandfather. What does that mean? A. To non-Aussies, it seems to simply mean a long walk. But for an Aborigine, the walkabout was a coming-of-age journey through the Australian wilderness, a chance to follow in the footsteps of their ancient ancestors. Q. Ancient, huh? Just how far back do the Aborigines go in Australia? A. Scholars estimate that Aborigines have been in Australia for about 40,000 years. Which is about 39,800 years longer than whites. Q. How soon after Pearl Harbor did the Japa
