Just over one year ago (13 February 2008), the federal government fulfilled one of the main recommendations of the 'Bringing them home' report by issuing an historic apology to those affected by these previous policies of forcibly removing Indigenous children from their families.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has produced a range of resources to assist in educating young Australians around the issues.

These include:

• 'Bringing them home' education module (CD Rom)
• 'Bringing them home' (DVD)
• 'Us Taken-Away Kids' magazine
• 'Track the History' poster
  

All of these resources are suitable for use in upper primary and secondary classrooms. While most resources
would be more suited to use in studies of Society and Environment (and related subjects), there are also
activities that could be used through integrated learning programs in English, Health, The Arts and Technology.

The education module has been linked to the curriculum in each state and territory for your convenience (see http://www.humanrights.gov.au/education/curriculum.html#bth ).

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s human rights education program aims to help students develop a critical understanding of human rights and responsibilities, as well as developing the attitudes, behaviours and
skills to apply them in everyday life.

We produce a wide range of human rights education resources for teachers, which are free to download at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/education/resources/index.html. There are resource sheets, worksheets and
interactive activities, along with links to useful Australian and international websites.