This hardback special edition also includes Archie’s own recollections including his Uncle Banjo’s story of the day that Archie was taken which formed the basis of the song, rare historical photographs of Archie and his family, along with a painting of Ruby’s dreaming spirit, a pelican in flight. A palette of indigenous colours and the striking, bold outlines on the child and parent figures within the story heartbreakingly depict the horror of a generation of stolen children. Ruby’s illustrations are powerful in their simplicity. It is also a song of hope about how Archie came home to heal when ‘one sweet day all the children came back… Back where their hearts grow strong…back where they all belong.’Īrchie’s lyrical and intensely poetic words are teamed with evocative and thought-provoking illustrations by his soulmate and musical collaborator, the late Ruby Hunter. The lyrics from the award-winning song, Took the Children Away, the first song to ever receive the Australian Human Rights Award, tell the story of when Archie Roach was forcibly removed from his family at the age of two as part of the Stolen Generation, as well as portraying many other heart wrenching stories of First Nations children taken in Australia. So begins Archie Roach’s iconic lyrics from his deeply personal song Took the Children Away in this special and powerful 30 th anniversary edition picture book about the Stolen Generations, the injustices that they suffered and survived, and the reconnection and hope that prevailed.
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