Rabbit-Proof Fence

This Indigenous Australian Education unit has presented and exposed me to a lot of new knowledge in relation to Indigenous Aboriginal identity, culture and stereotypes. My own family identity is of non-Indigenous Australian nationality, born and raised in Western Sydney, NSW. My family race is of white-Caucasian Australian which can be stereotyped for culturally consuming beer regularly and wearing cork hats, which I categorically do not do; and using typical Australian slang phrases such as…

The three girls escaped from the settlement the next day beginning their 9-week journey home from Moore River to Jigalong, which approximately adds up to 1,600 kilometres, the eldest one molly discovered that using the Rabbit Proof Fence that ran through Western Australia will navigate them home. To this day, it ranks as one of the most remarkable feats of endurance and courage in Australia’s history, as they had to face flooded rivers, sand dunes, heath lands, sleeping in horrible…

different color white people advertise. Also how Howitt calls are cultural racism, which is the representation of a groups superiority to another one, regarding their social values, beliefs and the cultural norms established in a colony. The rabbit proof fence shows this quality in depth, and brings many examples superior race behavior and ideology of both groups. The colonized and the colonizer to deal with the reality of white settlers in Australia aboriginals, half caste, children and the…

Niel’s Diamond documentary, “Reel Injun”, is about the misinterpretation of the truth about Native people. The documentary outlines the progress of the “Hollywood Indian” characterized in many films throughout the century. Natives have been portrayed with stereotyping and discrimination, and this has influenced the worlds interpretation of Natives,and it has also contributed to an Indian activist. More attention should be made toward the movies of Native people has led to the misconception of…

Instead treating aboriginals as human beings, the assimilation policy was more likely treat natives as objects. White officer could remove kids from natives’ tribes at any time and their actions were permitted by local government. Molly in “Rabbit proof fence” was forcibly removed because she was a “half-cast” however, she was about to marry a pure blood aboriginals. Which was unacceptable for the white government during that time, because she must evolve to the “Advanced (white) level”. Due to…

the case to consider what would the outcome and effects be if the government meddled in the everyday lives of the women in “civilized” society or the women from tribes, the help is not always wanted. An example of this can be seen in the film Rabbit-Proof Fence directed by Phillip Noyce. In this film, young aboriginal girls in Australia that are considered “half castes” are forcibly taken away from their homes and families and made to live at a camp until they are grown and can work. The idea…

Colonization “All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals”-Joshua Lederberg. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Rabbit-Proof Fence by Phillip Noyce, and Dakota 38 by Silas Haggerty are all about the colonization of Native Americans and the stories of families and tribes that are affected. Whereas Okowonko and Billy Ray are both greatly involved with their cultures, they are blinded and lose control of their hatred for white people. Molly continues to retain her…

Education is something that is strongly endorsed in the United State. It is strongly endorsed, yet unequal. The U.S is one of the most diverse countries in the world. There are people of all different races and cultures. Although, there are so many diverse groups of people, Whites still remain to be the most privileged. The privileges that White people have benefit them in every aspect of life. Many readings help support the evidence of this issue such as, “The Other Struggle For Equal School:…

station as your life as you knew it became a thing of the past. That very feeling is how many children felt as colonizers abducted them from their families for their own desires. Whereas the aborigine girls from the Moore River Settlement in Rabbit Proof Fence and the the Native Americans from The Runaways are left with physical and emotional scars if they try to escape their fate, Nwoye heals the scars that have been made on his heart by following the lead of the colonizers; because of this…

was a good experience. I am shocked that I kept up with the readings and with the lectures and that is a huge achievement for me. Since we were learning about Aboriginals and their culture I looked up movies and I had my roommate and I watch Rabbit-Proof Fence and it was amazing to see the content of what we were reading come to life in a movie. I love learning about different cultures and then watching it and knowing exacting what was going on and why they were doing it. This course was a great…