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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Page 66
... Martha Jones escorted them outside . " Eh look , it might fine up later , " she said with cheerful optimism as they descended the wooden stairs onto the wet gravelled path that led back to the dormitory . Just as Martha was about to ...
... Martha Jones escorted them outside . " Eh look , it might fine up later , " she said with cheerful optimism as they descended the wooden stairs onto the wet gravelled path that led back to the dormitory . Just as Martha was about to ...
Page 67
... Martha said . " He will pass the information on to the rest of them . " New arrivals always created great interest but most importantly hope . Hope of news about relations back home . The rest of the morning was spent in the dormitory ...
... Martha said . " He will pass the information on to the rest of them . " New arrivals always created great interest but most importantly hope . Hope of news about relations back home . The rest of the morning was spent in the dormitory ...
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... Martha in support . " I had to do the same . They tell everybody that when they come here and go to school for the first time . " Molly couldn't believe what they had just heard . “ We can't talk our old wangka , " she whispered ...
... Martha in support . " I had to do the same . They tell everybody that when they come here and go to school for the first time . " Molly couldn't believe what they had just heard . “ We can't talk our old wangka , " she whispered ...
Contents
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
Jigalong 19071931 | 34 |
The Journey South | 50 |
Copyright | |
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