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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... mother and aunts made . The workers also called in at various times for a hot meal when they were in the area . One day her mother noticed that the light cotton shift Maude was wearing seemed to be too tight around the stomach . At ...
... mother and aunts made . The workers also called in at various times for a hot meal when they were in the area . One day her mother noticed that the light cotton shift Maude was wearing seemed to be too tight around the stomach . At ...
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... mother that she had a stomach ache but each time she went to the toilet nothing hap- pened . Her mother and aunts watched her movements very closely . " The baby , he come soon , " one of her aunts said very quietly . The others nodded ...
... mother that she had a stomach ache but each time she went to the toilet nothing hap- pened . Her mother and aunts watched her movements very closely . " The baby , he come soon , " one of her aunts said very quietly . The others nodded ...
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... mother's arms . Mr Keeling said all the nice things about the babe and wished them good health and issued Maude with her own ration order , which included a few yards of unbleached calico to make clothes for the baby . He later recorded ...
... mother's arms . Mr Keeling said all the nice things about the babe and wished them good health and issued Maude with her own ration order , which included a few yards of unbleached calico to make clothes for the baby . He later recorded ...
Contents
The First Military Post | 1 |
The Swan River Colony | 8 |
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
Copyright | |
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