Song for Reconciliation

Song for Reconciliation

Infobox Standard
title = PAGENAME
english_title = Song for reconciliation
comment = Adapted from Paul Kelly's From Little Things Big Things Grow


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writer =
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lyricist = The Herd
published = 2008 (New Version)
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language = English
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original_artist = Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody
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ynopsis

The Herd song was originally composed by Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody and told the story of the 1966 Gurindji Strike led by Vincent Lingiari, the new song featuring Kelly, Missy Higgins and Urthboy includes exerts from Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology to the Australian Aboriginal population over the Stolen Generation and former Prime Minister Paul Keating

Commentary

The song has been described, in various ways, as an anthem of the reconciliation movement within Australia. Former Midnight Oil frontman and current Minister for the Environment, Peter Garret, referred to the song as "an anthem for all Australians"

Historical Background

Cultural Relationships

The song has drawn considerable support from the media for directing attention towards indigenous issues and promoting "sorry" as the first step of a long road towards Indigenous equality within Australia.

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Motifs

Aboriginal Reconciliation

Literature

Art

Television and Movie References

Music

From Little Things Big Things Grow

Recordings

Musical variants

Other songs with the same tune

ee also

Notes

References

ee Also

From Little Things Big Things Grow

External links

http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/MakeThisAHit&id=329


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