"Now a major motion picture from Miramax Films"--Cover. Originally published as: Follow the rabbit-proof fence. St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 1996. Includes bibliographical references (page 136).
Contents:
The first military post -- The Swan River Colony -- The decline of Aboriginal society -- From the deserts they came -- Jigalong, 1907-1931 -- The journey south -- The Moore River Native Settlement, 1931 -- The escape -- What happened to them? Where are they now?
Summary:
This is the true story of three young aboriginal girls who escape from the Moore River Native Settlement, being forced there by government edict in 1931, and cross the harsh Australian desert on foot to return to their home.
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