Suellyn believed the Department of Community Services (DOCS) only removed children in dire situations, until her own grandchildren were taken in the middle of the night. Hazel decided to fight the DOCS system after her fourth grandchild was removed. Jen Swan anticipated continuing to care for her grandchildren, but DOCS deemed her unfit, a shock to herself and her sister, Deb, who worked for DOCS. Indigenous child removal rates have increased since 2008, after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology to the 'stolen generations.' These four grandmothers connect and launch a national movement, advocating for extended families as a central solution to the growing number of Aboriginal children in foster care. They aim not just to challenge the system, but to transform it.
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