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Archie Roach, who has died aged 66, was an Indigenous Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and writer, whose most famous song, Took the Children Away, described his own painful life story – and in the process helped to educate Australians about one of the darkest chapters in their history.
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Archibald William Roach AC (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian singer-songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach was a Gunditjmara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung [1]) and Bundjalung elder who campaigned for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Sep 2, 2022 · Archibald William Roach was born in the Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve, in southwestern Australia, on Jan. 8, 1956. When he was older, he recovered a memory of a tall man with long limbs and...
- Alex Traub
Jul 30, 2022 · Celebrated Aboriginal musician, songwriter and artist Archie Roach has died at the age of 66 after a long illness. Key points: His sons release a statement saying they are "heartbroken" to ...
Jul 30, 2022 · Archie Roach's most famous song, Took The Children Away, became an anthem for the Stolen Generation, of which he was a member. The children — and, through the use of the first-person pronoun in ...
- Paul Donoughue
Jul 30, 2022 · Archie Roach, the ARIA-Award-winning Indigenous singer whose hit song Took the Children Away became an anthem for the stolen generation, has died at the age of 66.
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Aug 2, 2022 · Archie Roach, the legendary Indigenous Australian artist whose song “Took the Children Away” was recognized with a Human Rights Medal, died Saturday (July 30) after a long illness. He was 66.
