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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... returned to his swag blew out his hurricane lamp , and tried to put the sight of the dead Aboriginal man out of his mind . He shut his eyes and waited for sleep to come . Buggeda and Juberji had watched in horror and disbelief as they ...
... returned to his swag blew out his hurricane lamp , and tried to put the sight of the dead Aboriginal man out of his mind . He shut his eyes and waited for sleep to come . Buggeda and Juberji had watched in horror and disbelief as they ...
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... returning a few minutes later dragging more wood behind them . The men rose and returned to their camp to talk " men's ... returned to his spouses and made himself as com- fortable as he could on the dry , dusty earth and drifted off to ...
... returning a few minutes later dragging more wood behind them . The men rose and returned to their camp to talk " men's ... returned to his spouses and made himself as com- fortable as he could on the dry , dusty earth and drifted off to ...
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... returning north as they hoped , they would be sent further south to work as domestics on dairy farms . This would ... returned with sandwiches and lemonade for the four girls . " There you are , " she said . " Pass these around . The ...
... returning north as they hoped , they would be sent further south to work as domestics on dairy farms . This would ... returned with sandwiches and lemonade for the four girls . " There you are , " she said . " Pass these around . The ...
Contents
The First Military Post | 1 |
The Swan River Colony | 8 |
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
Copyright | |
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