Reconciliation aims for a united Australia which respects this land of ours; values the aboriginal heritage; and provides justice and equality for all. The process of reconciliation has been a continuous struggle between two groups with totally different cultures trying to see eye to eye on a situation with which they both have strong opposing views. Reconciliation has been of great concern during the past few decades.

Today Australia's aboriginal people are among the most disadvantaged people in this country. This disadvantage stems from a long history of blatant discrimination; including dispossession from their lands; separation of children from families; and denial of languages, cultures and traditional knowledge. The general community's lack of understanding and awareness of the aboriginal culture only makes the problems of disadvantage and discrimination worse and makes the process of reconciliation more difficult.

In 1788 Europeans settled in Australia without approval and without negotiating a...