Hello and welcome to the SA Link-Up website.
This site has been set up to assist Indigenous people who are members of the Stolen Generations and those who were adopted, fostered or institutionalised as a result of past government policies, to find connections to family and to access reunification and counselling services.
SA Link-Up was established at Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc. in December 1999 to assist Indigenous people trace and be reunited with their families. There are services like these in every State of Australia and a national network of Bringing Them Home Counsellors.
Through the Link-Up services, government departments, churches and other institutions have released various records which provide valuable information about family connections.
There are various other resources which have been or are being developed to assist Indigenous people trace family connections. SA Link-Up has produced a book titled 'Aboriginal Missions in South Australia' which details the history of the missions and the names of people who lived there. A calendar featuring the missions was also produced jointly by the SA Regional Centre for Indigenous Social and Emotional Well Being and SA Link-Up.
On 7 July 2005, 'Finding Your Own Way' was launched. This resource is a 'self-help' guide to tracing family which describes all the records of institutions that were located as at December 2004. The guide will be downloadable from this website as will updates.
In association with the launch, there will be a public exhibition of records associated with Indigenous people. If you would like further information, please contact the SA Link-Up team on (08) 8223 5217. |
