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Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence is an Australian book by Doris Pilkington, published in 1996. Based on a true story, the book is a personal account of an Indigenous Australian family's experiences as members of the Stolen Generation —the forced removal of mixed-race children from their families during the early 20th century.
- Doris Pilkington
- 1996
In the early 1800s, two leaders of Aboriginal tribes separately encounter white English colonists. Though the elders, Kundilla and Yellagonga, are warily optimistic at first, it becomes clear that the English have one goal and one goal only: take as much Aboriginal land as they can.
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Oct 1, 2013 · This extraordinary story of courage and faith is based on the actual experiences of three girls who fled from the repressive life of Moore River Native Settlement, following along the rabbit-proof fence back to their homelands.
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- Doris Pilkington
- University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
After being taken from their families, they manage to escape from the government settlement in 1931. They then begin a journey home of close to 1,000 miles by following a fence designed to keep out pests. This rabbit-proof fence ran through the western part of Australia from north to south.
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence: Directed by Darlene Johnson. With Kenneth Branagh, Stacey Bedford, Cheryl Carter, Jason Clarke. This short Making Of film is simply fantastic.
