Experiences of people during the Stolen Generation
Artist of the song "Took the Children Away"
Archie Roach
“This is your new home. You don’t use that jabber here. You speak English.” Mrs Jessop
Identity, Culture, Loss
"I can't walk any more, Dgudu. I'm tired. I'm going to my mummy in Wiluna."
Gracie
2002
The girls were taken from their families in the town of
Jigalong
Former AFL player who was taken to a mission as a young boy and separated from his sisters
Syd Jackson
“If you move an inch, I’ll lock your mother up” Constable Riggs
Family, Loss, Power, Dispossession
“Bad place. Make me sick. Sick. make me sick”
Molly
Rabbit-Proof Fence is set in what decade?
1930s
Gracie was told she could meet her mother at __________.
Wiluna.
Name of the teacher who took the lighter skinned children at the mission
Miss Kate
This girl is clever. She wants to go home. - Moodoo
Belonging, Culture, Family, Identity, Hope
"The three girls have arrived safely at Moore River. They seem very scared, and need watching to stop them running away."
Mr. Neville
What was the eventual aim of the policy of taking away half-cast children from their parents?
To 'breed out' the aboriginal blood and be left with a pure white race.
Why did the girls go to Mrs. Flanagan's farm house?
Their stomachs were empty and they desperately needed something to eat.
Eva Edwards and Molly Craige had similar experiences of the Stolen Generations because
Told to talk, eat and dress a particular way
Taken to a religious mission
Felt isolated and segregated
Removed alongside siblings
“Poor dears, you’ve come a long way, you must be exhausted.”-Ms. Jessop
Kindess, Compassion, Power , Dispossesion
"See that little hill down there, in that Valley. It's full of rabbit holes. We'll dig a hole for us, make it big enough for three of us."
Molly
How many km did the girls travel from Moore River to Jigalong?
2,400km
Mr. Neville's job
Chief Protector of Aborigines
Uncle Jack Charles was removed when he was how old?
4 months old
"the native must be helped" Mr. Neville
Prejudice, Racism
“It's the law, Maude. Got no say in it.”
Constable Riggs
How many Rabbit Proof Fences were made in Western Australia?
3
How many km did the girls travel from Moore River to Jigalong?
2,400km