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The Rabbit Proof: Bringing Back Of The Aboriginal Family

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For over fifty years Aboriginal families faced an ongoing battle of being unable to keep their families together. Stripped of their respect, families were torn apart. The bringing them home report signified a drastic change for the Aboriginal community as it meant that they were finally given the opportunity to reunite with their loved ones. The bringing back of the stolen generation to their friends and family was an imperative event for the citizens of the Aboriginal people. It signified that they were once again treated as a human beings rather than being treated as moveable property. Many Aboriginals who could not forget the gruelling torture faced by them would live with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for the rest of their lives. This …show more content…

Many of the women who faced the stolen generation were raped by their supposed guardians. They were also told that their parents had either passed away or had encountered significant injury, hereby meaning that they were unfit to look after their children. On their 18th birthday, stolen generation individuals were allowed to be released by government control and sent into regular society. This for many brought ongoing anxiety and stress. Some were able to trace themselves back to where they came from, but many are still left …show more content…

The three movies also explain how wrong it was within humanity. In the Sapphires Gail explains how it was her responsibility to look after Kay, but due to Kay’s skin colour Gail couldn’t save her because she was taken away at the hospital. The Rabbit Proof Fence is about how Molly, Daisy and Grace try and get themselves back home because it was a horrible environment for them to stay in. With no one really caring about them, they felt as though they needed to get out there as soon as possible so they followed the Rabbit Prof Fence. In Australia, that film is about the romance between a half caste and a widowed lady trying to save her business. The two end up being a couple and face all the hate with the relationship and the

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