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Following an Australian government edict in 1931, black aboriginal children and children of mixed marriages were gathered up by whites and taken to settlements to be assimilated. In Rabbit-Proof Fence, award-winning author Doris Pilkington traces the captivating story of her mother, Molly, one of three young girls uprooted from her community in Southwestern Australia and taken to the Moore River Native Settlement. At the settlement, Milly and her relatives Gracie and Daisy were forbidden to speak their native language, forced to abandon their aboriginal heritage, and taught to be culturally white. After regular stays in solitary confinement, the three girlsscared and homesickplanned and executed a daring escape from the grim camp, with its harsh life of padlocks, barred windows, and hard cold beds.
The girls headed for the nearby rabbit-proof fence that stretched over 1,000 miles through the desert toward their home. Their journey lasted over a month, and the survived on everything from emus to feral cats, while narrowly avoiding the police, professional trackers, and hostile white settlers. Their story is a truly moving tale of defiance and resilience.
About the Author
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1937年、ジガロングから60キロほど北西の集落で、モリー・クレイグの娘として生まれる。モリーとともにムーア・リバー居留地に強制的に収容され、18歳で居留地出身者として初めて、パース王立病院の看護科に入学し、その後大学へと進学する。6人の娘の母親であり、現在29人の孫を持つ祖母である(本データはこの書籍が刊行された当時に掲載されていたものです) --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。