Settler Colonialism
What year did the first European settlers arrive and what was the climate like?
1. Arrived in June 1829
2. Climate was wet, winter weather
How is time measured in Aboriginal society?
Measured by events and incidents affected by seasonal changes
What method does the author use to write the book? Name one of the central methods.
Oral history/tradition
Archives
Who was Molly's father?
Thomas Craig, an Englishman who was employed as an inspector of the rabbit-proof fence for a few years.
What is the name of the director of "Rabbit-Proof Fence?
Phillip Noyce
How did settlers maintain their own protection?
"They were safe with their own laws and had police and soldiers to enforce these rules" (15).
Who handed Nyungar people their traditional laws?
Dreamtime spirit beings
Name the scholar behind the theory of historical unresolved grief:
Dr. Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart
Mr. Keeling
What year was the film released in the U.S.?
2002
What is the name of the captain that changed the name of the traditional homelands of the Nyungar people and to what did he change the name to?
1. Captain Fremantle
2. Western Australia
What region was the traditional lands of the Mardudjara people and what two main dialects did their language consist of?
1. Desert regions
2. Gududjara and Mandildjara
What is historical unresolved grief?
Historical unresolved trauma is constellation of features in reaction to group trauma. It is both emotional and psychological wounding occurring over generations.
++ the intent is to transcend this and begin the healing process by reclaiming traditional cultural protective factors.
Name the two facilities that were created for Aboriginal children with white fathers
Carralup Settlement & Moore River Native Settlement
Of the six phases of historical unresolved grief (mentioned during lecture), which one would the stolen generation best fall under?
Boarding school period
What did settlers distribute to Aboriginal people as a form of goodwill and when?
How were Aboriginal people affected by rural industry?
Force removal from their homelands, sexual exploitation, criminal acts of murder and violence committed against them
What are the four major community intervention components?
1. confronting the historical trauma
2. understanding the trauma
3. releasing the historical trauma
4. Transcending the trauma
What was Molly's father's rationale for not preventing the government officials from taking their daughter?
That the patrol officer was a government representative and an officer of the Crown. Has he interfered or tried to stop the man he would have been arrested and put in jail and charged with obstructing the course of justice.
How many miles did the children walk to get home?
1,500 miles
Name 3 farming practices of settlers:
Farming of sheep, cattle, wheat
What year was Jigalong established as a government depot site and why did elders want to move there as a permanent "sitting down place"?
1. 1907
2. Older people were growing tired of constantly searching for scarce food and wanted a base camp to hold their sacred and secret ceremonies.
What are the 3 major hypotheses for the intervention model of historical trauma?
1. Education increases awareness of trauma
2. Sharing effects of trauma provides relief
3. grief resolution through collective mourning/healing creates positive group identity and commitment to community
Name Molly's two daughters
Doris (the author) and Annabelle
Name the three actress that played Molly, Daisy, and Gracie:
Molly- Everlyn Sampi
Daisy- Tiana Sansburry
Gracie- Laura Monaghan