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Background for the film Rabbit Proof Fence

Background for the film Rabbit Proof Fence. Intermediate Global Lit. Where Is Australia?. USA. Aborigines of Australia. European Colonization. 1700s Lt. Cook HMS Endeavor “New South Wales”. 1600s Dutch “New Holland”. New Holland. New South Wales. 1788 “Australia Day”.

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Background for the film Rabbit Proof Fence

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  1. Background for the filmRabbit Proof Fence Intermediate Global Lit

  2. Where Is Australia? USA

  3. Aborigines of Australia

  4. European Colonization • 1700s • Lt. Cook • HMS Endeavor • “New South Wales” • 1600s • Dutch “New Holland” New Holland New South Wales • 1788 • “Australia Day” • 1850s • Gold Rush

  5. 1788 to 1900 • 90% reduction in Aboriginal Population • disease • loss of land • massacres • genocide • racial cleansing • Today only 3% of W. Australia’s population is Aboriginal

  6. Aborigines Act • 1900 • Age 6+ • Separated from families • Sent toboarding schools • 1905 • all Aborigine children wards of state

  7. Mr. A. O. NevilleChief Protector of Western Australia • Legal guardian of all Aborigines • in office 1915 to 1940 • Mission: • keep races separate • cleanse society of half-castes • Mandatory applications • permission to marry • permission to visit children • permission to buy new shoes

  8. Moore River Native Settlement • Established 1918 • Originally for 200 • By 1933 over 500

  9. Purpose of Settlements • Train children in “civilized manners” • Provide “standard Western education” • Eradicate “all traces of Aboriginality”

  10. Neville’s Absorption Policy • Official national goal • April 1937 • Systematic Plan: • arranged marriages • breed out color of half-castes • no more Aborigines half-caste quadroon octaroon

  11. The Stolen Generation 1910 to 1970100,000 childrentaken fromtheir homes “Not one family escaped the effects of forcible removal.” --Bringing Them Home Report, 1997

  12. The Story of Three Girls • In Jigalong • Grandmother • Maude (their mom) • Aunt (Gracie’s mom) • Constable Riggs Molly 14 • At Moore River Settlement • Moodoo • Tracker Girl • Nina Gracie 10 (cousin) Daisy 8 (sister) • In Perth • A.O. Neville (“Mr. Devil”) • Chief of Police

  13. The Rabbit Proof Fence • Prevent agricultural pests • Constructed between 1901 & 1907 • Benefit farmers

  14. Western Australia Jigalong Main fence line: 2000 miles North to South Moore River Settlement Perth

  15. Molly’s Journey Jigalong • 1200 miles • 9 months Moore River Settlement

  16. It is Time to Watch the Film!

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