"Genocide in the wildflower state" - lessons learned

Yokai: Healing Our Spirit is the trading name for the West Australian Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation (WASGAC).WASGAC was formed in 2016 following a State Stolen Generations Forum at Trinity College (University of WA), which was organized in 2013 by Bringing them Home WA (BTHWA).Yokai has occupied the office of the notorious Chief Protector of Aborigines, AO Neville, since 2017 as a symbol of our work to undo the hurt and trauma caused by Mr Neville's policies of forcibly removing their children from their families."Genocide in the Wildflower State" is a Documentary about the history of policies in Western Australia that saw the removal of Aboriginal children from their families as part of a concerted campaign by the Government of Western Australia to "breed out the colour".It is made more powerful by the stories of Stolen Generations Survivors who were impacted by those policies. "Genocide in the Wildflower State" Documentary -Background"Genocide in the Wildflower State" was produced by WASGAC and its related organisation, BTHWA, and publicly released in April 2024 following private screenings for the Aboriginal Community in March 2024.The Documentary has won a number of National and International Awards and has been screened over one hundred times around Australia for Government, Corporate and Community Groups.It has also been televised on NITV and is now available for private viewing through "SBS On Demand".WASGAC and BTHWA organised a Collective Healing Gathering for Stolen Generations Survivors from Carrolup/Marribank and Gnowangerup Missions at the Albany Aboriginal Centre in April 2023.The Albany Aboriginal Centre was chosen as the venue as it is widely considered as a safe and friendly venue for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Albany and the Great Southern.