The men who survived Kinchela Boys Home

<p>This week, a group of Stolen Generations survivors visited a site from their childhood that holds a lot of painful memories: the notorious Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home in New South Wales.</p><p>The gathering marked 100 years since Kinchela was opened – a home that institutionalised hundreds of Indigenous boys, and subjected them to torture, abuse and reprogramming, in order to assimilate them into white society.</p><p>Now, the survivors and their families want to take ownership of the site, to make it a place of healing for future generations.</p><p>Today, Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk writer and contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper </em>Ben Abbatangelo on the enduring legacy of the Kinchela Boys Home. </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk writer and contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper </em>Ben Abbatangelo</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>