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 the strangers were not kidnappers and murderers , Kundilla decided to return to the camp and give an account of what happened on the coast . He would assure his people that the visitors would not endanger their lives . The ...
... realised that the strangers were not kidnappers and murderers , Kundilla decided to return to the camp and give an account of what happened on the coast . He would assure his people that the visitors would not endanger their lives . The ...
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... realised that his words were not being understood he decided to try sign language . This language barrier prevented a formal discussion ; how could a stranger indicate in sign language that he was giving a foreign name to their ...
... realised that his words were not being understood he decided to try sign language . This language barrier prevented a formal discussion ; how could a stranger indicate in sign language that he was giving a foreign name to their ...
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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 ...
Contents
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
Jigalong 19071931 | 34 |
The Journey South | 50 |
Copyright | |
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