Hi all, > Craig Sams wrote: > If you did not have a family member who was > physically removed then ask yourself why so many of you are actively seeking > your Indigenous side.....<snip> This is just so true of myself and my cousins. I and one of my other cousins really wanted to know, and when I spoke to my other cousin about this quest she too became "infected" and so it went through the family. We all had to know. As one person so well put it, my ancestor was calling us all home! This is the reason why we all search, because our mob are calling us. > This is why it is so important that as we enter the 21st century, the more > of us who find our Indigenous forebears should be proud to claim these > elders as ours and, if you feel so, to identify as Indigenous.<snip> > then everything my ancestors have been > through would have been in vain - and the past policies would have been > successful - wouldn't they? How true these words are, and thanks Craig for your insightful comments. I hope that my cousins and I can be worthy of my ancestor and our cultural heritage and the great struggle that she had her entire life will not be in vain. theresa Perth, Western Australia

Thank you Theresa. Your comment about our mob calling us home brought a few misty eyes to our household this morning. Craig