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Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann shares Stolen Generations story on anniversary of National Apology
Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann was just a child when her two-year-old sister Pilawuk White was abruptly taken — but she was too young at the time to understand what had happened.
Key points:
- Dr Ungunmerr-Baumann’s sister was forcibly removed from her family under assimilationist policies
- It took more than a decade and an unlikely letter before the family was reunited again
- The Senior Australian of the Year is calling for governments to listen to members of the Stolen Generations
The 2021 Senior Australian of the Year wouldn’t see her sister again for another 14 years.
“She was snatched from her mum’s lap, where we were on the farm. That was about the time the missionaries came in,” Dr Ungunmerr-Baumann said.
“I was too young to realise what…
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