I was nearly taken away twice. First time from my aboriginal mother. Second time after my white adopted mother died when I was eight. But my white dad, who she had married later in life, fought for us so they wouldn’t take us away. He was so poor but he did everything he could to adopt us so he could keep “his” kids. He never let me down once in my life. Greatest kindest quietest man I ever had the privilege of being his son. I’ve since met my real family and I’m a grateful Wiradjuri man and a Whitney
Very nice yes a beautiful contribution from archi dearly missed his message will sing along for ever that how music so special make a man last for eternity rip big fella
Wow. What a powerful song! My partner is a proud Bunjalung man. His father was picked up off the Streets of Sydney by police (when he was just a child) and put into a boy’s home. His family, his culture, and his identity were stripped from him. He went through terrible abuse in the boy’s home. Just like this song says, when he was old enough “he came home” (i.e. the children came home). The trauma he experienced growing up affected him for life. Being a child of the 80’s, I grew up knowing nothing about “The stolen generation”. Now I think - “How wrong could we as a nation have gotten things?” Why was there not more respect shown towards our First Nations people? We should have done better! We need to do better!
I homeschool my six year daughter and when telling her about our ancestors history, the horrified look on her little face and her words were powerful “That’s so mean - why did they do that Mummy?” My answer - “I don’t know honey, I don’t know” and then we both cried for those children. 🙏🏼
They took away white children too. The same policies were applied to all. Kids who were at risk from abuse or neglect were removed. Unfortunately, we Aboriginals had more problems as a group. We are told in the media to this day that we have more problems, so it cannot be denied. Removal of children, black or white, still occurs in our time on a smaller scale. We may now think past policies could have been better, but they were applied to all. "Stolen Generation" implies the policies were only applied to us Aboriginals, but the evidence shows we had, and still have, more problems. As Jacinta Price says, who cares if the family they went to were black or white, as long as they were given a better life.
They took away white children too. The same policies were applied to all. Kids who were at risk from abuse or neglect were removed. Unfortunately, we Aboriginals had more problems as a group. We are told in the media to this day that we have more problems, so it cannot be denied. Removal of children, black or white, still occurs in our time on a smaller scale. We may now think past policies could have been better, but they were applied to all. "Stolen Generation" implies the policies were only applied to us Aboriginals, but the evidence shows we had, and still have, more problems. As Jacinta Price says, who cares if the family they went to were black or white, as long as they were given a better life.
I didn’t know this song was about Australia. I had no idea about this part in Australia’s history I just heard this song for the first time today. They played it on the radio for Canada’s day of reconciliation. In Canada many natives had their children put into residential schools where many (in the hundreds) where killed. A very dark period in my countries history
I can't listen to this song without crying. My Grandad was stolen from his Grandma. He didn't even remember that he had sisters until they found him when he was twenty. I'll always be grateful to Archie for telling his story - the story of so many Aboriginal people. RIP Archie. You're with Ruby now.
I am not an Aboriginal woman but I am a mother. So many families were torn apart for such a long time in the interest of "assimilation." Three of my children have died from a genetic disease passed down from me, so I know how it feels to lose a child BUT I know where my kids are and how they died. So, so many parents of those stolen kids never ever got to see them again. So many enduring traditional cultures have been destroyed by the superior attitude of white societies world wide. It makes me quiver to admit I am white.
I will never forget living next door to Archie, Auntie Ruby, Eben and their family in Berri S.A Was such a privilege to sit and listen to my brothers and sisters music most nights. Miss you all. Scotty
A great loss. I had a son pass away in 1997. As a mixed race child he felt very deeply when subjected to racism. We played Archie Roach's song "Beautiful Child" at the funeral. Like so much Aboriginal music it is based on raw and powerful direct experience. Had the pleasure of seeing Archie Roach perform at a free concert at St Kilda in June. A great singer song writer.
I first listened to that song whilst driving, I had to pull over as I couldn’t see through my tears. I’m so sorry for you loss. I wish I could’ve had the pleasure to have met Archie Roach, but I feel his presence when I sing and play his songs on my guitar. It’s a truly spiritual experience. 🙏🏼
The pain in this song, the pain in his heart, the pain in his eyes as he sings his truth. It tears at your heart strings and brings tears. Vale Archie Roach … A great Australian, a wonderful story teller and musician. Your legacy will live on. ❤️
I had never heard of this man until referred to this video by an Aussie friend. This song is so powerful and poignant, and the content - 'take my children away' - is so similar to what the powers-that-be in the US did to the Native Americans here. They forced parents to let them put their children into 'boarding schools' where the children were denied the right to learn of their heritage, denied the right even to speak their own language. Cruelty to those unlike us is abominable!!! Rest in Peace, Archie. Your work has earned you multiple gold stars in your crown.
I have always loved this song from Archie, not just dedicated to our aboriginal folk, but all mistreated and displaced indigenous people, native Americans, Africans, Armenians, Anatolian Greeks etc etc the world must change. Thanks for s great anthem Mr Roach
As the white father of three aboriginal children,this song gets me everytime. The fear and rage of that father hits me the hardest,You would have to kill me before i let them take my children. The anguish and pain of the parents,and the fear the children must have experienced.
Once jumped in a car with someone when asked to pick up Ruby from Archie's house in the Riverland to take her to the airport in Adelaide. Will never forget sitting in their kitchen listening to him sing a new song, while I feebly shook a pepper grinder along with him. Beautiful soul.
My mum would sing this to me when I was a baby and young child. Now I sing it to my babies, she was apart of the stolen generation.. ❤ never forget. Walk in dreaming Uncle Archie Roach. Thank you for all of your beautiful songs. Forever I’ll listen, sing and play.
Rest in Peace Archie. I am a migrant to your beautiful country. I am learning all I can as a social work student to assist in community development and healing. Your people are always on my heart. Look down from the stars and see your people reborn and restored. God bless you.
I have never heard this precious song before. I have tears streaming down my face! This is so beautiful. It brings up so much sorrow and regret and despair and I feel it all. Those people were so wrong and so cruel. It was all so bad and so wrong and self serving and so much more that I could say. I am so sorry and I wish the government would make it all part of school, TAFE and University curriculum that the elders and others would come in and teach us about their culture, their beliefs, etc. we should know and we don’t. It is so wrong and such a shameful waste!
I don’t mean token teachings. I mean every day! Every year. Until it is part of each one of us. Knowledge brings understanding, empathy, respect and love and friendship for our fellow men, women and children. Sharing, giving, trust and faith is still weak because we don’t truly understand everything. and trust is weak. Where ever we are from we are all Australian …together. We should know our people. Our first people. They were and are the true guardians of this great place. They kept it pure for us and we have slowly brought it to today’s condition which is good but also not good depending on what and how you look at it.
Finally I have the courage to say goodbye. His words ring true even now. A brilliant man who's voice will live on forever. I pay my respects to all of our indigenous past and present. bless him, his voice is perfect.
Archie roach,this man has a beautiful soul ,a man that has been through it all ,one of the stolen generation ,had a stroke and lost his loving partner ruby hunter but he still soldiered on to become who he is now,a great artist and a true legend of Australia's first people ,thank you Archie roach!
Rest with the Ancestors Uncle Archie now you are Reunited with your sweet Love Aunty Ruby, you deserve Peace, you gave so much to so many, we will miss you as will so many your presence was big and there is a big empty space that you filled so well, All our love Forever and Always Phylis and Blossom xxx 😭 ✨🌿👣🖤💛❤👣🌿✨
Farewell Archie, spokesman for a generation, master storyteller. Thank you for the music, for the history lessons, for telling it like it was and for allowing many of us who knew no different to learn from you.
I have been in deep shock and grief over the very recent discovery of 215 Indigenous children's bodies that were discovered at the Kamloops Residential School here in Canada. It is just over 100 km away from where I live and is a place where many of the Indigenous people in this area were forced to attend. Tonight I somehow came across this man's beautiful messages in song and they are like a balm to my soul...thank you, thank you Archie Roach!
@@gregmacdonald1414 And I'm sad to say that my country Denmark did a similar thing to the indigenous people of Greenland. Happy to have found this. I came to this via the Briggs song and for a long time, I preferred that song to Roach's original, but I got to say that the original song hit me hard this time around.
I have been going to Woodford Folk Festival for some 10 plus years & never had a real Woodford moment until I heard Archie sing this song that really bought me to tears as I related it to being adopted as I am.
I was wandering around the Woodford Folk Festival probably back in the 1980s when I idly walked past a stage where he was singing this - I wasn't paying attention but was surprised to find my face suddenly flooded with tears - what just happened !?!?!?
Black, white, pink or whatever, such a beautiful song that makes your heart beat and your emotions stir, and for a 77yo Caucasian a few tears to my eyes. RIP Archie and you'll bring joy wherever you lay.
Rest in peace Archie I had the luck to meet you some years ago I was in awe of your singing and the peace surrounding you . My husband Ian a proud Wadawurrung man introduced me to your music . Thank you
Ive never heard of this man but seeing his death on the internet has made me wanted to hear his popular song. Now I'm listening to his song and I can just feel good spirit. Reading all these comments is just spirit moving. I'm of samoan race and knowing history has brought many of us closer. I see this song has history and I love that. RIP Archie, may Jehovah comfort your family and friends during this sad time. I'm sure you will be dearly missed by family, friends, and your community. Keep up the spirit! Long live the great people.
Such a Great piece of Music about such a terrible period in this country's history. Many children need protection from their environment, but not based on colour. RIP
I listen to this everyday, never forgiving the government ever again. I will never look at the government the same way. Every time I listen to this song I just feel in pain. Imagine what they would've been through.
Omg unk RIP REST EASY wat a man ay you will be missed fly high One day we will meet tel my family dad'nan'bro,Danny our little angel 😇 we never met fly high
This songs makes me cry when I heard this song I felt so sorry for those whos kids got taken away from there mothers and fathers god bless archie roach too deadly😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I’m very proud and honestly very grateful that I sing this song in our choir as I’m the lead of it as I also have worked with the indigenous people with my mum god rest her soul and stepdad whom is alive as they worked for over five years in remote indigenous communities up north in Western Australia 🇦🇺 so as I said I’m proud and very sad but grateful Thankyou Archie may you rest in peace
My Deepest Condolences and Respect to Uncle Archie Roach Family.Last night at the Wollongong NAIDOC Awards I've received news of Uncle Archie passing 😢 May he Rest In Peace 🙏🏾✊🏾 and Fly 🦅High amongst the clouds back to his Dream Time.Thank you Uncle Archie for giving me Hope & Strength through my " Spiritual " Journey.As a Survivor from the Past, you will always be in my twin sister and my heart. 🖤💛❤️
Rest in peace Archie, you loved your people and your country, we thank you for bringing to light the fact that they took us away from our mother and father, and broke us up as people. I'm one of the stolen generation and today I'm grateful that you were gifted with song. My deepest condolences to the family and friends of yours. Your inspiration is legendary and I for one will be telling my grandchildren of the spiritual man named Archie Roach. R I P beautiful man.❣️
Man.. this song hits me hard, you don't know how it feels when your child gets taken away.. I feel bad for the indigenous.. God bless you all :) -With love
tears me up even more, im watching a live thing and archie is sick :( he is still singing with won of thoose... hospital things under his nose :( Im so sad
I'm hoping to hear Archie is doing better now? He is spreading healing to so many with these educating words. Colonialism damaged & killed millions and yet it isn't taught as history.
Rip uncle Archie Roach we will never forget you Love. My mum loves your songs Love you uncle we all will see you in the dreamtime uncle Love from barkindji land. ❤️🖤💛
I am a elderly white English woman who was adopted at eight weeks. Ask anyone separated from their family and it is a pain that dominates your life. Thank you Archie for put words to their pain. I wish I had meet you.
They took away white children too. The same policies were applied to all. Kids who were at risk from abuse or neglect were removed. Unfortunately, we Aboriginals had more problems as a group. We are told in the media to this day that we have more problems, so it cannot be denied. Removal of children, black or white, still occurs in our time on a smaller scale. We may now think past policies could have been better, but they were applied to all. "Stolen Generation" implies the policies were only applied to us Aboriginals, but the evidence shows we had, and still have, more problems. As Jacinta Price says, who cares if the family they went to were black or white, as long as they were given a better life.
@@DD-bx8rb the black children were taken away to be gradually become white children. Horrible, as.if white people have been more attractive and intelligent around the World. And the church's that took children their natural mothers were also appalling. Obviously.some.children.who.have drug addicted,.or just indifferent mother's should be helped but in a sensitive way but it is best for children who have mothers who would have loved them to keep them
@@christinagilford8394 The parents were unable to raise them properly, alcohol, malnutrition, unsupervised, sexual abuse and physical abuse. The same policy applied to black and white, alike. As Jacinta Price says, if the safest place for them to go is a white family, safety is what matters. THere was no genocide, no stolen generation. As an aboriginal I want to have a National Thankyou Day to thank Australia for our education, improved health learning English and becoming part of the global community! (haha no chance of that because it doesnt fit Critical Race Theory and the narrative of the evil European Colonisers) Look how far we have come since preEuropean tribal days when the European explorers documented how our women were frequently bashed and our infants left to die without food. It was a very vilolent society of war and domestic violence and we have to come to term with the truth of history instead of dividing everyone.
@@DD-bx8rb you know far more than I do D D. I wasn't even born in Australia and I don't want to.be a bleeding heart but the only thing I do know is the seperation of a mother and her child leaves a dreadful mess. I wish you all the best. Christina
@@christinagilford8394 Hi Christina, in the ideal situation I would agree with you. But we are talking about situations that were not ideal, as in the things I mentioned in my last post. At the end of the day we are all human and part of the human race. I am aware that Critical Race theory seeks to divide us. Many Aboriginal Australians are sick of the division and manipulation.
They took away white children too. The same policies were applied to all. Kids who were at risk from abuse or neglect were removed. Unfortunately, we Aboriginals had more problems as a group. We are told in the media to this day that we have more problems, so it cannot be denied. Removal of children, black or white, still occurs in our time on a smaller scale. We may now think past policies could have been better, but they were applied to all. "Stolen Generation" implies the policies were only applied to us Aboriginals, but the evidence shows we had, and still have, more problems. As Jacinta Price says, who cares if the family they went to were black or white, as long as they were given a better life.
This song gets me every time I hear it, my father and his siblings are from the stolen generation and to.this day we don't know our clan, our culture, our language nothing, my sons and I and my future generations will never know our clan. My father and his siblings suffered abuse and cruelty at the hands of the orphanage (the nuns and preists) , my fathers tells of how they beat them and other nasty things they done to them. It angers me and breaks my heart at the same time. R.I.P Mr Roach. ❤💛🖤.
I should not be sitting here wondering about you when I waited 3 1/2 years for you to get out and be with me we had dreams and plans and your shit in my face get off the drugs and improve your life and No woman will stand by you like I have ever ever ever you have cut me a part even madi said she couldn’t do it doesn’t that make me exceptional? U call me a nutter far from it I wasn’t a nutter when I drove every second week on my government benefit to see u! Short memory Marvan short memory !
Wawawawaw you are good, never heard a beautiful voice since Bob Marley..... I'm in love with your voice waw man it's beautiful and very clear the music is great.... you tel us a story in your music. Greatings Miriam
I'm humble but I'm n followers for ĺong time.... I am also on your brother channel when I heard you passed, I cry i lost. My apologies to the family and friend's, for losing a great musician friend my Abba Father Yah bring comfort in you family. Greatings Miriam.
Rest in Peace Archie - back to the land, rocks, trees, rivers and stars - your time on earth was remarkable and meant a lot to so many people.
Thinking of your lovely family xo
Legendary Man....You will be fondly remembered....Fly free Uncle.
a legend !
Beautifully said.
Awesome person ❤
Blessed Be 🙌
👍
I was nearly taken away twice. First time from my aboriginal mother. Second time after my white adopted mother died when I was eight. But my white dad, who she had married later in life, fought for us so they wouldn’t take us away. He was so poor but he did everything he could to adopt us so he could keep “his” kids. He never let me down once in my life. Greatest kindest quietest man I ever had the privilege of being his son. I’ve since met my real family and I’m a grateful Wiradjuri man and a Whitney
Glad things worked out well for you.
Loving parents have no color, gratitude doesn't depend on it either.
God bless big fella
Thank goodness the Children Came Back. Wonderful song n singer.
Black or white, we're all people.
Rest in peace you great man. Thank you for spreading the message and helping us become a better nation. Forever grateful.
Very nice yes a beautiful contribution from archi dearly missed his message will sing along for ever that how music so special make a man last for eternity rip big fella
And thankyou to his family for allowing his voice and image to be shared after his passing.
Wow. What a powerful song! My partner is a proud Bunjalung man. His father was picked up off the Streets of Sydney by police (when he was just a child) and put into a boy’s home. His family, his culture, and his identity were stripped from him. He went through terrible abuse in the boy’s home. Just like this song says, when he was old enough “he came home” (i.e. the children came home). The trauma he experienced growing up affected him for life. Being a child of the 80’s, I grew up knowing nothing about “The stolen generation”. Now I think - “How wrong could we as a nation have gotten things?” Why was there not more respect shown towards our First Nations people? We should have done better! We need to do better!
We WILL do better, it may not be as fast as we all would like but it's coming and Archie was one of those who led the way
I homeschool my six year daughter and when telling her about our ancestors history, the horrified look on her little face and her words were powerful “That’s so mean - why did they do that Mummy?” My answer - “I don’t know honey, I don’t know” and then we both cried for those children. 🙏🏼
They took away white children too. The same policies were applied to all. Kids who were at risk from abuse or neglect were removed. Unfortunately, we Aboriginals had more problems as a group. We are told in the media to this day that we have more problems, so it cannot be denied. Removal of children, black or white, still occurs in our time on a smaller scale. We may now think past policies could have been better, but they were applied to all. "Stolen Generation" implies the policies were only applied to us Aboriginals, but the evidence shows we had, and still have, more problems. As Jacinta Price says, who cares if the family they went to were black or white, as long as they were given a better life.
@@johnbarry8283 Governments and the politically correct Left have blood on their hands
Cabbage tree
Such an important person in Australian history.
Archie's cultural input will always be remembered.
Very sad to hear he has passed away.
RIP mate
They took away white children too. The same policies were applied to all. Kids who were at risk from abuse or neglect were removed. Unfortunately, we Aboriginals had more problems as a group. We are told in the media to this day that we have more problems, so it cannot be denied. Removal of children, black or white, still occurs in our time on a smaller scale. We may now think past policies could have been better, but they were applied to all. "Stolen Generation" implies the policies were only applied to us Aboriginals, but the evidence shows we had, and still have, more problems. As Jacinta Price says, who cares if the family they went to were black or white, as long as they were given a better life.
My heart breaks for you see , love you all and love your culture, David was a friend ft
I didn’t know this song was about Australia. I had no idea about this part in Australia’s history
I just heard this song for the first time today. They played it on the radio for Canada’s day of reconciliation. In Canada many natives had their children put into residential schools where many (in the hundreds) where killed. A very dark period in my countries history
Vale Archie Roach.
His family has given permission for his imagery and music to continue to be used so his important stories can live on.
Veiled and a good friend of the spirit of God. Resting in peaceful place.
I can't listen to this song without crying. My Grandad was stolen from his Grandma. He didn't even remember that he had sisters until they found him when he was twenty. I'll always be grateful to Archie for telling his story - the story of so many Aboriginal people. RIP Archie. You're with Ruby now.
I am not an Aboriginal woman but I am a mother. So many families were torn apart for such a long time in the interest of "assimilation." Three of my children have died from a genetic disease passed down from me, so I know how it feels to lose a child BUT I know where my kids are and how they died. So, so many parents of those stolen kids never ever got to see them again. So many enduring traditional cultures have been destroyed by the superior attitude of white societies world wide. It makes me quiver to admit I am white.
So sorry same here I understand
Rest Peacefully uncle Archie you will be missed uncle ❤️🖤💛
Voice. Treaty. Truth.
For the children who came back, and were never the same again.
I will never forget living next door to Archie, Auntie Ruby, Eben and their family in Berri S.A
Was such a privilege to sit and listen to my brothers and sisters music most nights. Miss you all. Scotty
What a great experience brother
That incredible
Awesome !!! ✌💛🙏
Yes
That’s Incredible mate.
A great loss. I had a son pass away in 1997. As a mixed race child he felt very deeply when subjected to racism. We played Archie Roach's song "Beautiful Child" at the funeral. Like so much Aboriginal music it is based on raw and powerful direct experience. Had the pleasure of seeing Archie Roach perform at a free concert at St Kilda in June. A great singer song writer.
I first listened to that song whilst driving, I had to pull over as I couldn’t see through my tears. I’m so sorry for you loss. I wish I could’ve had the pleasure to have met Archie Roach, but I feel his presence when I sing and play his songs on my guitar. It’s a truly spiritual experience. 🙏🏼
The pain in this song, the pain in his heart, the pain in his eyes as he sings his truth. It tears at your heart strings and brings tears. Vale Archie Roach … A great Australian, a wonderful story teller and musician. Your legacy will live on. ❤️
Fuck we are strong people!!! Make me proud to see we are still hear for then for now and forever!!! Love you my people [--O--] 👣🔥🦘🦎✊🏾♥️💯 [--O--]
I had never heard of this man until referred to this video by an Aussie friend. This song is so powerful and poignant, and the content - 'take my children away' - is so similar to what the powers-that-be in the US did to the Native Americans here. They forced parents to let them put their children into 'boarding schools' where the children were denied the right to learn of their heritage, denied the right even to speak their own language. Cruelty to those unlike us is abominable!!! Rest in Peace, Archie. Your work has earned you multiple gold stars in your crown.
I have always loved this song from Archie, not just dedicated to our aboriginal folk, but all mistreated and displaced indigenous people, native Americans, Africans, Armenians, Anatolian Greeks etc etc the world must change. Thanks for s great anthem Mr Roach
Getting to know this song now 2024,.Very good! I'm great collection flashback.this song amazing!!!
As the white father of three aboriginal children,this song gets me everytime. The fear and rage of that father hits me the hardest,You would have to kill me before i let them take my children. The anguish and pain of the parents,and the fear the children must have experienced.
i feel the same pain my friend lets hope this never happens again
Vale! Great honour to a great man for all you achieved and all you inspired.
Once jumped in a car with someone when asked to pick up Ruby from Archie's house in the Riverland to take her to the airport in Adelaide.
Will never forget sitting in their kitchen listening to him sing a new song, while I feebly shook a pepper grinder along with him.
Beautiful soul.
My mum would sing this to me when I was a baby and young child. Now I sing it to my babies, she was apart of the stolen generation.. ❤ never forget. Walk in dreaming Uncle Archie Roach. Thank you for all of your beautiful songs. Forever I’ll listen, sing and play.
Such sad news. A great Australian man. His message so powerful. He taught us to be better people.
Vale Archie.
Rest in Peace. ❤️
Rest in Peace Archie. I am a migrant to your beautiful country. I am learning all I can as a social work student to assist in community development and healing. Your people are always on my heart. Look down from the stars and see your people reborn and restored. God bless you.
Surely the most socially important song in Australian history. RIP, Mr. Roach.
Rest in power king. We'll never forget your message of pain and love.
Rest in Peace Uncle, you leave many beautiful songs and memories ❤️
🖤💛❤️
I have never heard this precious song before. I have tears streaming down my face! This is so beautiful. It brings up so much sorrow and regret and despair and I feel it all. Those people were so wrong and so cruel. It was all so bad and so wrong and self serving and so much more that I could say. I am so sorry and I wish the government would make it all part of school, TAFE and University curriculum that the elders and others would come in and teach us about their culture, their beliefs, etc. we should know and we don’t. It is so wrong and such a shameful waste!
I don’t mean token teachings. I mean every day! Every year. Until it is part of each one of us. Knowledge brings understanding, empathy, respect and love and friendship for our fellow men, women and children. Sharing, giving, trust and faith is still weak because we don’t truly understand everything. and trust is weak. Where ever we are from we are all Australian …together. We should know our people. Our first people. They were and are the true guardians of this great place. They kept it pure for us and we have slowly brought it to today’s condition which is good but also not good depending on what and how you look at it.
Missing you and aunt Ruby so much ,thank you for teaching so many people about the TRUTH of our County's history .🖤💛❤️
R.I.P you are an amazing spirit and your energy will live on for endless generations 🖤💛♥️
tears me up every time
I'm trying not to ... failed.
Im 44 bruz n still i get teary eyed, im Aussie n love you fellas, much love n respect, merry xmas n a safe new year from this Aussie gubha 👋👋🙏❤❤🇦🇺🇦🇺
good to hear
Me too ;(
Me too!
beautiful, heart wrenching, gives me shivers and I cry....for all the lost children, everywhere
RIP Archie. Australian legend.
Finally I have the courage to say goodbye. His words ring true even now. A brilliant man who's voice will live on forever. I pay my respects to all of our indigenous past and present.
bless him, his voice is perfect.
Archie roach,this man has a beautiful soul ,a man that has been through it all ,one of the stolen generation ,had a stroke and lost his loving partner ruby hunter but he still soldiered on to become who he is now,a great artist and a true legend of Australia's first people ,thank you Archie roach!
Yes I concur mate 100 % .
Thank you for your beautiful music, your songs will live in our hearts forever. Rest in power. Thank you for the gift you gave our country
R.I.P Archie. Thanks for giving indigenous people a voice
Rest with the Ancestors Uncle Archie now you are Reunited with your sweet Love Aunty Ruby, you deserve Peace, you gave so much to so many, we will miss you as will so many your presence was big and there is a big empty space that you filled so well, All our love Forever and Always Phylis and Blossom xxx 😭 ✨🌿👣🖤💛❤👣🌿✨
Farewell Archie, spokesman for a generation, master storyteller. Thank you for the music, for the history lessons, for telling it like it was and for allowing many of us who knew no different to learn from you.
I have been in deep shock and grief over the very recent discovery of 215 Indigenous children's bodies that were discovered at the Kamloops Residential School here in Canada. It is just over 100 km away from where I live and is a place where many of the Indigenous people in this area were forced to attend. Tonight I somehow came across this man's beautiful messages in song and they are like a balm to my soul...thank you, thank you Archie Roach!
Unfortunately he passed away today. We lost a great man..
@@gregmacdonald1414 So true
@@gregmacdonald1414 And I'm sad to say that my country Denmark did a similar thing to the indigenous people of Greenland.
Happy to have found this. I came to this via the Briggs song and for a long time, I preferred that song to Roach's original, but I got to say that the original song hit me hard this time around.
I have been going to Woodford Folk Festival for some 10 plus years & never had a real Woodford moment until I heard Archie sing this song that really bought me to tears as I related it to being adopted as I am.
I was wandering around the Woodford Folk Festival probably back in the 1980s when I idly walked past a stage where he was singing this - I wasn't paying attention but was surprised to find my face suddenly flooded with tears - what just happened !?!?!?
For so many children that were lost to their families. Rest in peace Archie.
RIP ARCHIE, You will be missed and you have left this world a wonderful legacy through your music and wisdom...
Black, white, pink or whatever, such a beautiful song that makes your heart beat and your emotions stir, and for a 77yo Caucasian a few tears to my eyes. RIP Archie and you'll bring joy wherever you lay.
Great respect to Uncle Archie.
A very moving performance.RIP UNCLE ARCHIE.
Thank you for your truthtelling, Uncle Archie. Your music gave a light where there needed to RIP 2022
Rest in peace Archie I had the luck to meet you some years ago I was in awe of your singing and the peace surrounding you . My husband Ian a proud Wadawurrung man introduced me to your music . Thank you
I have been listening to this song on and off for the last 28 hours.
Ive never heard of this man but seeing his death on the internet has made me wanted to hear his popular song. Now I'm listening to his song and I can just feel good spirit. Reading all these comments is just spirit moving. I'm of samoan race and knowing history has brought many of us closer. I see this song has history and I love that. RIP Archie, may Jehovah comfort your family and friends during this sad time. I'm sure you will be dearly missed by family, friends, and your community. Keep up the spirit! Long live the great people.
Beautiful mindset
Your song's will never die lost a great singer 💞 my heart goes out to the family
Such a Great piece of Music about such a terrible period in this country's history. Many children need protection from their environment, but not based on colour. RIP
I listen to this everyday, never forgiving the government ever again. I will never look at the government the same way. Every time I listen to this song I just feel in pain. Imagine what they would've been through.
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God ur prolly a UAP supporter
No pride in genocide. Never ceded. Peace and love to all my indigenous brothers and sisters. Keep fighting.
RIP, dear Archie Roach. Thank you for everything. xx
Omg unk RIP REST EASY wat a man ay you will be missed fly high
One day we will meet tel my family dad'nan'bro,Danny our little angel 😇 we never met fly high
The POWER of MUSIC and LYRICS to CHANGE the World...!
This songs makes me cry when I heard this song I felt so sorry for those whos kids got taken away from there mothers and fathers god bless archie roach too deadly😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
REST IN PARADISE 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Goodbye Uncle Archie. Forever grateful for your words.
A legendary man who will live on with his music. A lesson in a dark history, thank you Archie.
Holy smokes what an emotional night 😖
I’m very proud and honestly very grateful that I sing this song in our choir as I’m the lead of it as I also have worked with the indigenous people with my mum god rest her soul and stepdad whom is alive as they worked for over five years in remote indigenous communities up north in Western Australia 🇦🇺 so as I said I’m proud and very sad but grateful Thankyou Archie may you rest in peace
This song gave me shivers because of the saddening lyrics😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😭😭😭😭😭😭
Fly high with the eagles dearest Archie 🎶 🦅🎶
My Deepest Condolences and Respect to Uncle Archie Roach Family.Last night at the Wollongong NAIDOC Awards I've received news of Uncle Archie passing 😢 May he Rest In Peace 🙏🏾✊🏾 and Fly 🦅High amongst the clouds back to his Dream Time.Thank you Uncle Archie for giving me Hope & Strength through my " Spiritual " Journey.As a Survivor from the Past, you will always be in my twin sister and my heart.
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Ah Archie Rest easy brother. This song is the most important of the songs of our country
Vale Archie Roach. Thank you
Uncle Archie, I Apologise for not hearing you before you left this world, thanks mate❤
Rest in peace Archie, you loved your people and your country, we thank you for bringing to light the fact that they took us away from our mother and father, and broke us up as people. I'm one of the stolen generation and today I'm grateful that you were gifted with song. My deepest condolences to the family and friends of yours. Your inspiration is legendary and I for one will be telling my grandchildren of the spiritual man named Archie Roach. R I P beautiful man.❣️
Man.. this song hits me hard, you don't know how it feels when your child gets taken away.. I feel bad for the indigenous..
God bless you all :)
-With love
Beautiful and very powerful song ❤❤❤❤❤
The World was a better place with Uncle Archie. Thank you so much.
Love you Archie, ur message will stay with me forever. 🦅❤️💛🖤
A strong man who sang the truth. RIP true Australian
tears me up even more, im watching a live thing and archie is sick :( he is still singing with won of thoose... hospital things under his nose :( Im so sad
@KeenanWasTaken its to assist with breathing
I'm hoping to hear Archie is doing better now? He is spreading healing to so many with these educating words. Colonialism damaged & killed millions and yet it isn't taught as history.
Rest peacefully Archie you were such an amazing songwriter & storyteller your memory will always live on through your music.
Rip uncle Archie Roach we will never forget you Love. My mum loves your songs
Love you uncle we all will see you in the dreamtime uncle
Love from barkindji land. ❤️🖤💛
Born n raised in Sydney, im getting old n I've never heard this song before this morning.
R.I.P Achie Australian a lot to our people 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Rest in Peace Legend. Your legacy will live on..in your stories, your music and your family. Thank you for sharing your gift. 🖤❤💛
Thank you for a song that has meaning to me. My mum was from stolen generation. You'll be missed.
Vale Archie. Thank you for everything.
I am a elderly white English woman who was adopted at eight weeks. Ask anyone separated from their family and it is a pain that dominates your life. Thank you Archie for put words to their pain. I wish I had meet you.
They took away white children too. The same policies were applied to all. Kids who were at risk from abuse or neglect were removed. Unfortunately, we Aboriginals had more problems as a group. We are told in the media to this day that we have more problems, so it cannot be denied. Removal of children, black or white, still occurs in our time on a smaller scale. We may now think past policies could have been better, but they were applied to all. "Stolen Generation" implies the policies were only applied to us Aboriginals, but the evidence shows we had, and still have, more problems. As Jacinta Price says, who cares if the family they went to were black or white, as long as they were given a better life.
@@DD-bx8rb the black children were taken away to be gradually become white children. Horrible, as.if white people have been more attractive and intelligent around the World. And the church's that took children their natural mothers were also appalling. Obviously.some.children.who.have drug addicted,.or just indifferent mother's should be helped but in a sensitive way but it is best for children who have mothers who would have loved them to keep them
@@christinagilford8394 The parents were unable to raise them properly, alcohol, malnutrition, unsupervised, sexual abuse and physical abuse. The same policy applied to black and white, alike. As Jacinta Price says, if the safest place for them to go is a white family, safety is what matters. THere was no genocide, no stolen generation. As an aboriginal I want to have a National Thankyou Day to thank Australia for our education, improved health learning English and becoming part of the global community! (haha no chance of that because it doesnt fit Critical Race Theory and the narrative of the evil European Colonisers) Look how far we have come since preEuropean tribal days when the European explorers documented how our women were frequently bashed and our infants left to die without food. It was a very vilolent society of war and domestic violence and we have to come to term with the truth of history instead of dividing everyone.
@@DD-bx8rb you know far more than I do D D. I wasn't even born in Australia and I don't want to.be a bleeding heart but the only thing I do know is the seperation of a mother and her child leaves a dreadful mess. I wish you all the best. Christina
@@christinagilford8394 Hi Christina, in the ideal situation I would agree with you. But we are talking about situations that were not ideal, as in the things I mentioned in my last post. At the end of the day we are all human and part of the human race. I am aware that Critical Race theory seeks to divide us. Many Aboriginal Australians are sick of the division and manipulation.
Absolutely heart-crushing every time.
How these guys can make something so beautiful out of such unthinkably terrible things is beyond me.
Thats really nice to hear this song its a real story and loved. Loved it Archie
RIP Archie Roach back to the land to bless it once again.
Such a beautiful song about a sad sad time in our history, thank you Archie 💖💖
They took away white children too. The same policies were applied to all. Kids who were at risk from abuse or neglect were removed. Unfortunately, we Aboriginals had more problems as a group. We are told in the media to this day that we have more problems, so it cannot be denied. Removal of children, black or white, still occurs in our time on a smaller scale. We may now think past policies could have been better, but they were applied to all. "Stolen Generation" implies the policies were only applied to us Aboriginals, but the evidence shows we had, and still have, more problems. As Jacinta Price says, who cares if the family they went to were black or white, as long as they were given a better life.
archie you're a legend, deep respect brother!
yea rest in peace archie i proud of my land and my country
True and beautiful.
Still relevant in 2023!
We are fighting for the rights of Australia and New Zealand people
I have been playing this song since the '90's - still legendary! 🎼
This song gets me every time I hear it, my father and his siblings are from the stolen generation and to.this day we don't know our clan, our culture, our language nothing, my sons and I and my future generations will never know our clan. My father and his siblings suffered abuse and cruelty at the hands of the orphanage (the nuns and preists) , my fathers tells of how they beat them and other nasty things they done to them. It angers me and breaks my heart at the same time. R.I.P Mr Roach. ❤💛🖤.
That last scene where he showed his hurt through his eyes as he sang “Yes, I came back” pierced through heart, marrow and soul 😢
Archie - all over the world, you made such a difference in our lives.
Alice, Colorado, USA
such an incredible song
Great singer, Rest in peace Archie
Thanks Archie for your beautiful song! RIP 🥰🍀🐝😝🍒🦋💕🌷🌹👍😀
Beautiful and a beautiful soul xxx
I should not be sitting here wondering about you when I waited 3 1/2 years for you to get out and be with me we had dreams and plans and your shit in my face get off the drugs and improve your life and No woman will stand by you like I have ever ever ever you have cut me a part even madi said she couldn’t do it doesn’t that make me exceptional? U call me a nutter far from it I wasn’t a nutter when I drove every second week on my government benefit to see u! Short memory Marvan short memory !
I miss u M x
Rest easy uncle
If we have a message, show the passion, know our WHY...we can change the world with our song!
you can actually feel his pain, so good 😥
Wawawawaw you are good, never heard a beautiful voice since Bob Marley.....
I'm in love with your voice waw man it's beautiful and very clear the music is great.... you tel us a story in your music.
Greatings Miriam
I'm humble but I'm n followers for ĺong time.... I am also on your brother channel when I heard you passed, I cry i lost.
My apologies to the family and friend's, for losing a great musician friend my Abba Father Yah bring comfort in you family.
Greatings Miriam.
Thanks for everything Archie.