THE Youthie marked Sorry Day, May 26, with community members and school students installing a “sea of hands” during a special ceremony at the centre.
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The paper cut-out hands, painted in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colours, symbolise comm-unity support for reconciliation, rights and respect.
They were placed around the centre’s gardens by those in attendance, similar to the original Sea of Hands placed in front of Parliament House in October, 1997.
Tamworth’s Harry Cutmore placed a hand for his relatives, from the Stolen Generation.
The event included a traditional language Welcome to Country, a presentation about the installation and National Sorry Day and a smoking ceremony lead by Tamworth’s Marc Sutherland.
Mr Sutherland also told the story of the Milky Way constellation and reminded all present that past and future generations were looking down on them.
The ceremony kicked off Reconciliation Week celebrations which will be officially opened in the forecourt of Ray Walsh House today.