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 27
... settled down on their government - issue blankets and soon all was quiet and everyone fast asleep . Early one ... settle at Jigalong were Ruppi and his family . When Lubin discovered this he became interested in their story and the reason 27.
... settled down on their government - issue blankets and soon all was quiet and everyone fast asleep . Early one ... settle at Jigalong were Ruppi and his family . When Lubin discovered this he became interested in their story and the reason 27.
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... settled in well at Jigalong . Two of his daughters married Banaka men from the Mandildjara group while their ... settling at Jigalong , Maude's grandpar- ents died . The old man Gunbu went to bed one night and never woke up again . His ...
... settled in well at Jigalong . Two of his daughters married Banaka men from the Mandildjara group while their ... settling at Jigalong , Maude's grandpar- ents died . The old man Gunbu went to bed one night and never woke up again . His ...
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... Settlement , 1931 THE HE HE ROAD OUT to the settlement was almost totally underwater . This made the trip laborious and stressful . The engine strained as the car swayed from side to side and the wheels slid over the muddy road ...
... Settlement , 1931 THE HE HE ROAD OUT to the settlement was almost totally underwater . This made the trip laborious and stressful . The engine strained as the car swayed from side to side and the wheels slid over the muddy road ...
Contents
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
Jigalong 19071931 | 34 |
The Journey South | 50 |
Copyright | |
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