National Sorry Day
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The National Sorry Day is an Australia
n event, held each year on 26 May since 1998
, to express regret over the historical mistreatment of Aboriginal
peoples. The day was chosen in commemoration of the Bringing Them Home
report being handed to the federal government on 26 May 1997. It is not an official holiday, although there have been calls by some Aboriginal
leaders to make it one. It is a commiserative Australian event held each year on this date.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n event, held each year on 26 May since 1998
1998 in Australia
-Incumbents:*Queen of Australia – Elizabeth II*Governor-General – Sir William Deane*Prime Minister – John Howard-Premiers and Chief Ministers:*Premier of New South Wales – Bob Carr*Premier of Queensland – Rob Borbidge , then Peter Beattie...
, to express regret over the historical mistreatment of Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
peoples. The day was chosen in commemoration of the Bringing Them Home
Bringing Them Home
Bringing Them Home is the title of the Australian "Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families"...
report being handed to the federal government on 26 May 1997. It is not an official holiday, although there have been calls by some Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
leaders to make it one. It is a commiserative Australian event held each year on this date.