The highlights of the Nowra Sorry Day event on Friday (May 25) were many as people gathered to mark this national occassion.
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Many school children took part in the event and they proudly marched over the Nowra Bridge towards Bomaderry.
The event was organised by the South Coast Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation.
The walk took them to Bomaderry’s Aboriginal Children’s home, where members of The Stolen Generation were sent.
The Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home opened in 1908 and operated until the late eighties.
The home was the first of its kind in NSW and played a significant role in the government's assimilation policy of the time.
It's now used by the Nowra Local Aboriginal Land Council.
People, before heading off on the walk, were told about the significance of the day and they heard from various local Elders.
A smoking ceremony formed a special part of the event.
National Sorry Day is an Australia-wide observance held on May 26 each year.
This day gives people the chance to come together and share the steps towards healing for the Stolen Generations, their families and communities.
Stolen generations refer to Indigenous Australians who were forcibly removed from their families and communities.