Archive - Feb 12, 2008
Australian Aborigines finally get a formal apology from their government for past wrongs
February 12, 2008 - 10:25pm | by brianbeatonAFN Press Release
AFN National Chief Congratulates Australia's Indigenous Peoples on Government Apology to its Stolen Generations
OTTAWA, Feb. 12 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Phil Fontaine today expressed overwhelming joy to the Indigenous peoples of Australia and congratulated Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for issuing an apology for the "Stolen Generations" as the first order of business by the new government.