Bob Randall

About Bob

• Part of Australia's "Stolen Generation"; taken from his Aboriginal home, placed in a Christian institution.
• Aboriginal children are taken to bush camps and are taught the stories, songs, dances and art forms of their ancestors.
• Randall was taken from his home, family before he got to experience this camp; his heritage was "taken away."
• Was taken to a Methodist island with hundreds of other Aboriginal children, had to live in a dorm and he hated it.
• Spent years trying to go back to his home, find his parents; finally found out that they'd both passed away.
• After that heartache, he wrote out a 50-verse song of pain, then burnt it; set his pain alight, "gave it to the wind."
• Returned to his Uluru community to learn about his ancestry, try to improve conditions through his music, films.
• Says the key to staying positive is letting go of your pain, but also being willing and open to talking about it-this can foster change.