-----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, August 14, 2000 8:20 AM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: STOLEN GENERATION RULING A DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT >STOLEN GENERATION RULING A DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT > >The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission is disappointed by >today's Federal Court ruling on the Cubillo-Gunner claims for compensation >but is not deterred from its campaign for justice for the Stolen >Generations. > >The ruling does not resolve the issues for the tens of thousands of >Indigenous people who are part of the generations stolen from their families >between 1910 and 1970. > >It is a decision which will need very careful examination before ATSIC will >reach a final informed conclusion. > >I would also urge the Federal Government which has spent $10 million >fighting this claim to take stock of its position and consider a better way >to resolve the outstanding issues related to this stain on our nation's >history. > >The Government must takes steps to establish a Reparation Tribunal to deal >with the pain and suffering caused by previous official removal politics in >a non-legalistic and humane manner. > >Such a Tribunal should be able to deal not only with the financial issues >associated with compensation but also the non-material means of righting the >wrongs of the past. > >It is well past time for the Government to begin a healing process for the >benefit of the nation. > > >Geoff Clark >ATSIC Chairman > >11 August > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
