Before having viewed the film "Rabbit-Proof Fence" my knowledge of Australian boarders and history was dismal. This film conveyed a time that was very difficult for aboriginal peoples in this area. Children were torn away from their families and forced into servitude thousands of miles away. This film follows the lives of 3 children as they escape and travel a long voyage in attempt to reach their homes. I was inspired by their will to survive. I was shocked with what this true story had taught me: "Official policy between 1910 and 1970 in Australia allowed half-caste Aborigine children to be forcibly removed from their families and incarcerated ‘for their own' good in training schools where their were educated to become fitting servants for white families."
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Before having viewed the film "Rabbit-Proof Fence" my knowledge of Australian boarders and history was dismal. This film conveyed a time that was very difficult for aboriginal peoples in this area. Children were torn away from their families and forced into servitude thousands of miles away. This film follows the lives of 3 children as they escape and travel a long voyage in attempt to reach their homes. I was inspired by their will to survive. I was shocked with what this true story had taught me: "Official policy between 1910 and 1970 in Australia allowed half-caste Aborigine children to be forcibly removed from their families and incarcerated ‘for their own' good in training schools where their were educated to become fitting servants for white families."
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