Complex is how Michael West describes his relationship with both his birth and adoptive families. "Our lives and identities are made up of many pieces, as a member of the Stolen Generations, I've realised, I'm like a jigsaw puzzle that will never have all the pieces. But we need to reclaim as many pieces as we can." reflects Michael. Michael was a newborn baby when he was removed by the welfare department and adopted by a non-Indigenous family. "I was lucky not to be sent to an institution like Kinchela Boys home, and I had a good mother and father who brought me up and loved me. My father was a whitefella who lived and worked with Aboriginal people as a stockman and shearer and he always said, be proud of who you are."