I found my mother: John Westbury

John Westbury relates how he came to look for his adoption records and then to find his Aboriginal mother. His was a very successful reunification: “Now, I am as close to her as I ever was. It’s actually like I never left.” Years later he works at Link-Up as a counsellor helping other Kooris find their way home.

Keywords: Identity; stolen generations; working; organisations

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