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My goal is to help raise a generation of First Nations children who never have to recover from their childhoods, and a generation of non-Indigenous children who never have to say sorry.
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The speaker describes a goal for two generations of children. First Nations children should have childhoods that do not leave lasting harm they must later recover from. Non-Indigenous children should grow up without being placed in a position where they have to apologise. The sentence calls for a future without these burdens being passed on.
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