Rabbit Proof Fence - Unwanted Third Race
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Another must see movie, "Rabbit Proof Fence" will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
For more than a century and right up to the late 1960s, on government orders, Aboriginal children with white blood in their veins were snatched from their mothers and placed in orphanages, mission stations or with foster families who were supposed to make good little Australians out of them. The slogan in those days was "keep Australia white." And after the genocide by the early settlers and the semi-slavery of the reserves, all that remained to be done with these "sub-humans" was to make them forget where they came from and who they were, to assimilate them by force right from the cradle.
The Commonwealth conference on the native problem in 1937 did not mince its words: "The destiny of the natives of Aboriginal origin but not of the full blood lies in their ultimate absorption." It restated its views in 1951: "The aim is assimilation...until the Aborigines live like any white Australian." The police and Protectors were given authority to raid communities and remove all children with light skins. Desperate Aborigine mothers blackened their children's faces with charcoal or sent them to hide out in the bush.
The Chief Protectors appointed by each state became the legal guardians of the half-caste children until they reached the age of 18. Some of their reports speak louder than words. "I would not hesitate for one moment to separate any half-caste from its [sic] Aboriginal mother, no matter how frantic her momentary grief might be at the time. They soon forget their offspring," said Inspector James Idell in 1905. In 1911, Chief Protector Cook stated that "Children are removed from the evil influence of the Aboriginal camp, with its lack of moral training and its risk of serious organic infectious disease."
For more than a century and right up to the late 1960s, on government orders, Aboriginal children with white blood in their veins were snatched from their mothers and placed in orphanages, mission stations or with foster families who were supposed to make good little Australians out of them. The slogan in those days was "keep Australia white." And after the genocide by the early settlers and the semi-slavery of the reserves, all that remained to be done with these "sub-humans" was to make them forget where they came from and who they were, to assimilate them by force right from the cradle.
The Commonwealth conference on the native problem in 1937 did not mince its words: "The destiny of the natives of Aboriginal origin but not of the full blood lies in their ultimate absorption." It restated its views in 1951: "The aim is assimilation...until the Aborigines live like any white Australian." The police and Protectors were given authority to raid communities and remove all children with light skins. Desperate Aborigine mothers blackened their children's faces with charcoal or sent them to hide out in the bush.
The Chief Protectors appointed by each state became the legal guardians of the half-caste children until they reached the age of 18. Some of their reports speak louder than words. "I would not hesitate for one moment to separate any half-caste from its [sic] Aboriginal mother, no matter how frantic her momentary grief might be at the time. They soon forget their offspring," said Inspector James Idell in 1905. In 1911, Chief Protector Cook stated that "Children are removed from the evil influence of the Aboriginal camp, with its lack of moral training and its risk of serious organic infectious disease."
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yoelah
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i love this movie ,its great.
i have home work on the movie,can you pleas send as much
informatoin to my e-maile as soon as posible.
my home work is due tomorrow .thank you!
- 3 years ago
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yoelah
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covelogibbs
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yoelah:
Have you watched the movie? It sounds like you have, but what would I e-mail you? Have you tried Google?
- 3 years ago
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covelogibbs
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Kinga_Philipps
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One of my favorite films. Excellent.
- 4 years ago
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Kinga_Philipps
