<Tr> <Th> Frequency </Th> <Td> annual </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First time </Th> <Td> 26 May 1998 (1998 - 05 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <P> National Sorry Day is an annual event that has been held in Australia on 26 May, since 1998, to remember and commemorate the mistreatment of the country's indigenous population . During the 20th century, Australian governments' policies resulted in a "Stolen Generation"--described by John Torpey as "Aboriginal children separated, often forcibly, from their families in the interest of turning them into white Australians". </P> <P> On 26 May 1997, the Bringing Them Home report was tabled in Parliament . The date 26 May carries great significance for the Stolen Generations, as well as for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and its supporters among non-indigenous Australians . </P>

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