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Acknowledgement of Country

The Healing Foundation acknowledges Country, Custodians and Community of the lands on which we live and work. We also pay our respects to Elders and to Stolen Generations survivors, of the Dreaming and of the here and now. We recognise the ongoing nature of trauma experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and commit each day to survivor-led intergenerational healing.

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.

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Survivor Stories

Stolen Generations survivors have shared their experiences to educate Australians about the impact of forced removal.  

Sharing truth and trauma

The Healing Foundation is grateful to Stolen Generations survivors who have shared their personal journeys, illuminating paths of resilience and hope. They have done so to educate more Australians about the scale and impact of the forced removal of thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from families and community over many decades. 

Their stories are included in our Stolen Generations Resource Kit which explores the impact of intergenerational trauma, using facts, real examples and stories.

Florence Onus

Florence Onus

Florence Onus is a descendant of the Birri-Gubba and Kairi/Bidjara clans of north-east Queensland.

Ian Hamm

Ian Hamm

Ian Hamm is a Yorta Yorta man from Shepparton in central Victoria. In 1964, he was separated from his family when he was three weeks old.

Michael Welsh

Michael Welsh

Michael Welsh is a Wailwan man from Coonamble in New South Wales. He was eight when he and his brother Barry were taken from his mother and five of his siblings.

Richard Campbell

Richard Campbell

Richard Campbell is a Dunghutti/Gumbaynggirr man from Bowraville on the New South Wales mid north coast.

Tony Hansen

Tony Hansen

Tony Hansen is a Wardandi and Pibleman man from the Karri Karrak region Wilman/ Koreng and Kaneang man from the Wagyl Kaip and Southern Noongar region.

Eileen Cummings

Eileen Cummings

Eileen Cummings, a Rembarrnga Ngalakan woman, was born in Arnhem Land in 1943. She was raised at Mainoru, a cattle station where her mother and stepfather worked, until she was about five years old.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Healing Foundation acknowledges Country, Custodians and Community of the lands on which we live and work. We also pay our respects to Elders and to Stolen Generations survivors, of the Dreaming and of the here and now. We recognise the ongoing nature of trauma experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and commit each day to survivor-led intergenerational healing.