Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All TimeFollowing an Australian government edict in 1931, black aboriginal children and children of mixed marriages were gathered up and taken to settlements to be institutionally assimilated. In Rabbit-Proof Fence, award-wining author Doris Pilkington traces the story of her mother, Molly, one of three young girls uprooted from their community in Southwestern Australia and taken to the Moore River Native Settlement. There, Molly and her relatives Gracie and Daisy were forbidden to speak their native language, forced to abandon their heritage, and taught to be culturally white. After regular stays in solitary confinement, the three girls planned and executed a daring escape from the grim camp. |
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... realised that her only child was expecting a baby . One evening when Willabi returned home from south of the claypan near Lake Nubbera , she mentioned her suspicions to him . Who was the baby's father they wanted to know . Since her ...
... realised that her only child was expecting a baby . One evening when Willabi returned home from south of the claypan near Lake Nubbera , she mentioned her suspicions to him . Who was the baby's father they wanted to know . Since her ...
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... realised was that their fate had already been decided by their new guardians , the Commissioners of the Native Affairs Department . Sadly , in only a couple of weeks from then , Nora and Eva would find that instead of returning north as ...
... realised was that their fate had already been decided by their new guardians , the Commissioners of the Native Affairs Department . Sadly , in only a couple of weeks from then , Nora and Eva would find that instead of returning north as ...
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... realised that the sun and blue sky had disappeared . There was nothing but dark rain clouds . It seemed hopeless to try to find shelter ; they were drenched and their hair hung limp and dripping with water . Just when they were overcome ...
... realised that the sun and blue sky had disappeared . There was nothing but dark rain clouds . It seemed hopeless to try to find shelter ; they were drenched and their hair hung limp and dripping with water . Just when they were overcome ...
Contents
The First Military Post | 1 |
The Swan River Colony | 8 |
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
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