Remembering Archie Roach, national truth-teller | 7.30

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A great Australian died at the weekend. Archie Roach was known to many as the voice of the Stolen Generations. To his own mob, the song man was known as Uncle Archie. The Prime Minister said the country has lost a powerful and prolific national truth-teller. For Archie Roach those truths were painful and personal.

He was taken from his parents when he was two. As a teen he lived on the streets and struggled with alcoholism. Yet he survived to become one of Australia’s most profound song writers. His family have given permission for his name and image to be used.

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