First Australians: Part 5

When the British started to colonise Australia, they used various means to kill the Aboriginal people. The Aboriginals used Guerrilla warfare. Some settlers were punished for their crimes. Some punishments divided the colony.

An Indigenous man carries burning eucalyptus while people cleanse themselves as a ritual while they hear Opposition leader Brandon Nelson speak about the formal apology in front of the New Parliament House on February 13, 2008 at Canberra. Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd made his apology in front of more than 100 members of the "stolen generation" at the Parliament House in Canberra 13 February, 2008. AFP PHOTO / Anoek DE GROOT (Photo by ANOEK DE GROOT / AFP) (Photo by ANOEK DE GROOT/AFP via Getty Images) Source: AFP / ANOEK DE GROOT/AFP via Getty Images

Also, Sam Dinah is one of thousands of Aboriginal children who were forcibly removed from their parents. Through Sam Dinah's story, Kulasegaram Sanchayan brings the feel for what the children of the Stolen Generation has to go through.

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Other episodes in this series:

First Australians: Part 1

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10:15Tamil

Episode 2

First Australians: Part 2

SBS Tamil

11:19Tamil

Episode 3

First Australians: Part 3

SBS Tamil

11:15Tamil

Episode 4

First Australians: Part 4

SBS Tamil

11:15Tamil

Episode 5

First Australians: Part 5

SBS Tamil

12:15Tamil

Episode 6

First Australians: Part 6

SBS Tamil

11:35Tamil

Episode 7

First Australians: Part 7

SBS Tamil

11:19Tamil

Episode 8

First Australians: Part 8

SBS Tamil

11:19Tamil

Episode 9

First Australians: Part 9

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11:15Tamil

Episode 10

First Australians: Part 10

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11:35Tamil

Episode 11

First Australians: Part 11

SBS Tamil

11:31Tamil

Episode 12

First Australians: Part 12

SBS Tamil

10:25Tamil

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