Fremantle will again wear a themed jumper for this weekend’s 2015 AFL Indigenous Round match against Adelaide.
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The guernsey was designed by former Fremantle player and current development coach Roger Hayden with renowned Aboriginal artist and writer Richard Walley.
The popular design was also used in 2014.
The top features the Stolen Generation Commemorative Flower above three boomerangs.
The flower, a native hibiscus, is the national symbol for the Stolen Generation across Australia.
It aims to create awareness of the removal policy that affected many families, people and cultural groups.
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Fremantle defender Michael Johnson’s stepfather was part of the Stolen Generation, and is very passionate about raising awareness of the impact the policy had and still has on families today.
The Kimberley Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation (KSGAC) spokesman Mark Bin Bakar hoped the flower's significance would resonate throughout the country.
“The Stolen Generations is not a closed chapter in Australian history; it has affected and continues to affect Aboriginal Australians over the past seven decades,” he said.
“The National Sorry Day flower will contribute to the collective healing process.”
The AFL’s annual Indigenous Round acknowledges the important contributions of Indigenous footballers throughout the history of the game.
Fremantle, which has a proud history of Indigenous players, launched the club’s inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2013, which was developed with the support of its Indigenous program partner, Woodside.
The RAP acknowledges Fremantle’s proud Indigenous history and demonstrates the club’s commitment to reconciliation, which the Australian Government defines as being about unity and respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous Australians.
