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The film Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) highlights how settler colonialism is traceable to the origins of formal schooling. The film speaks to the role of residential and missionary schools in Australia in the 1930's and details the impact those schools had on Aboriginal communities--communities that resisted in myriad ways to hold onto their families, cultures, and humanity.

For this week’s prompt, discuss how settler colonialism is etched into the very fabric of The Moore River Settlement in Australia by providing specific examples drawn from the film. Be sure to be detailed and descriptive here.

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The film " Rabbit proof fence" tells the story of the Moore river settlement in Australia. Examples of settler colonialism is displayed many times throughout the film. Firstly is it the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families and communities in an attempt to "Breed out" Indigenous culture and identity. Children are brought to the settlement to be indoctrinated into European norms. At the settlement children are subjected to harsh discipline, including beatings, confinement, and humiliation, as a means of enforcing compliance with colonial authority and suppressing any resistance to assimilation. Despite these circumstances we see remarkable resilience and resistance against the forces of settler colonialism. The film depicts Molly, Daisy, and Gracie's courageous journey as they escape from the settlement and embark on a dangerous journey back to their homelands, defying the colonial authorities' attempts to erase their identities and determine their fates. The experiences demonstrated in the film speak to the real lives of indigenous people in the 1930s.

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The film Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) depicts the story of three Aboriginal girls, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, who were forcibly taken from their mother and sent to a government-run residential school for Indigenous children. A. O. Neville cruelly decided that children were not safe in their homes, and thus took the children away from their parents and sent them to residential schools. As a result, the children were hurt emotionally as they were separated from their parents and were unable to see them. With settler colonialism, and watching Rabbit Proof Fence, I see how white men steal those children from Indigenous People. The Moore River is the place where Molly, Daisy, and Gracie were taken. There are men and women constantly working and monitoring The Moore River. If children escape from The Moore River, some people will search for them 24/7. When Molly, Daisy, and Gracie escaped and went to find their mother, they had to walk for miles. While they were walking to find their homeland, men followed them, tracking their footsteps and keeping a close eye on them. Meanwhile, Gracie was recaptured, but Molly and Daisy were lucky enough to make it home for a short time. However, the men eventually recaptured them, and they were sent back to The Moore River. In addition to The Moore River, which was designed to separate Aboriginal children from their families, The Moore River seems like a place of control and surveillance for children. In residential schools, people had full control over not just children, but also babies. Watching children so they can't get away from their parents while surveilling them. Indigenous People take care of their children with love from their mothers and parents. Residential schools forced children to work tirelessly. I don't see why children can't stay with their parents where they love. It's sad that Gracie died and never returned to Jigalong. While some children, like Molly and Daisy, are recaptured, parents worry that The Moore River will keep them from returning home.

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"Rabbit-Proof Fence" illustrates the severe effects of settler colonialism on Australian Aboriginal communities in the 1930s. The Moore River Settlement, one of the movie's central locations, eloquently illustrates how settler colonialism is engrained in the very fabric of the country. Here are some particular instances from the movie that emphasize this feature:

Family separation: Aboriginal children who were taken from their homes by force were placed in the Moore River Settlement, a government-run facility. One of the main features of settler colonialism in Australia was the practice known as the "Stolen Generations."Heartbreaking sights of children being taken from their homes and sent to the settlement are shown in the movie, which causes a break in Aboriginal affinity networks and the breaking of familial ties.

Lifestyle assimilation: By erasing Aboriginal children's cultural identity, the Moore River Settlement aimed to assimilate them into European culture. The kids in the movie are subjected to stringent laws and norms that control their language, conduct, and appearance, eliminating their native heritage. Their forced adoption of Christian beliefs, Western style uniforms, and English as their first language all illustrate the settler colonial aim of cultural dominance and assimilation.

Living circumstances are harsh: The Moore River Settlement's physical surroundings mirror the harsh aspects of settler colonialism. The settlement is portrayed as a barren, sterile area without comforts and essential conveniences. The youngsters are denied access to proper sanitary facilities, are kept in overcrowded dorms, and are malnourished. These circumstances show how the colonial authorities valued and neglected the lives of the Aboriginal people, maintaining a system of oppression and inequality.

Control and surveillance: The Moore River Settlement is shown in the movie as extraordinarily controlled and monitored. The settlement staff keeps a close eye on them, maintaining severe discipline and putting down any resistance the kids may show. The presence of guards, watchtowers, and barbed wire fences symbolizes the repressive control exercised by the colonial rulers. This monitoring system

serve as a constant reminder of the power differences between the Aboriginal people and the settlers, maintaining a system of dominance and control.

Denial of agency and autonomy. The Moore River Settlement bases its operations on the idea that Native children need the settlers' direction and control. The lack of agency and autonomy granted to the children, who are viewed as passive beneficiaries of the colonizer's kindness, is emphasized throughout the movie.

When they try to oppose or back out of the settlement, they are greeted with reprisals and punishment for their disregarded opinions and wants. This denial of agency strengthens the power dynamics of settler colonialism, in which the colonists claim dominance and authority over the native population.

In conclusion, "Rabbit-Proof Fence" is a film that effectively demonstrates the frequency of settler colonialism in Australia's Moore River Settlement. The denial of agency, the imposition of cultural assimilation.The harsh living conditions and the separation of children from their families. The widespread surveillance is just a few of the concrete examples that highlight the pernicious effects of colonizer colonialism and how long they lasted for Aboriginal communities.

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In "Rabbit Proof Fence", colonialism is deeply etched in The Moore River Settlement in Australia. Below are my specific examples.

1. Forced separation: The Aboriginal children were forcibly taken away from their families and brought to the Moore River Settlement. This means they were forced to leave their parents and siblings, which caused a lot of pain and sadness for both the families and the children.

2. Cultural Erasure: At the Moore House Settlement, the authorities tried to make the children forget about their aboriginal culture. They were not allowed to speak their native languages or practice their traditions. Instead they were forced to adopt the customs and language of the white settlers.

3. Strict Rules and Disciplines: The children had to follow strict rules and face harsh discipline. The children were punished if they didn't do as they were told, or if they tried to resist the settler ways. This made them feel controlled and oppressed.

4. Living Conditions: The living conditions were difficult. The children lived in crowded dormitories, which meant they had to share rooms with other children. They did not have personal space or privacy, no indoor bathrooms and had to go in a bucket at nights, which had to be emptied and cleaned each morning.

5. Education: Education was limited and focused on teaching the children basic skills rather than empowering them with knowledge. They were taught reading and writing, but the curriculum didn't give them a well-rounded education. The emphasis was on training them for low-skilled jobs like domestic helpers.

6. Separation from Culture and Homeland: The children were cut off from their culture and homeland. They were taken away from their communities and ancestral lands. This made them feel disconnected from their roots and deprived of their sense of belonging.

The examples above show how settler colonialism was deeply embedded in the Moore River Settlement. It involved forcibly separating children from their families, erasing their culture, imposing strict control, providing limited education, and disconnecting them from their heritage. These practices were aimed at assimilating Aboriginal children into the settler society and wiping out their indigenous identity.

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The movie "Rabbit-Proof Fence" (2002) highlighted the Moore River Settlement in Australia. It sheds light on the struggles experienced by Indigenous Australian Aboriginal children who were systematically removed from their families as part of government policies. It follows the journey of Molly, Daisy, and Gracie as they escape from the settlement, rejecting the white ideology imposed upon them, and embark on a determined journey back to their mothers and their indigenous culture. Settler colonialism is deeply embedded in this society, and the film exposes the harsh realities of life for these communities under the dominant culture of white Australian society. Through analyzing the specific examples presented in the movie, we can gain valuable insights into settler colonialism in Australia.

Paternalistic attitudes stemming from white supremacy are deeply ingrained in colonial ideologies, perpetuating the belief in the superiority of the White European culture and race over Indigenous people of color. This paternalistic perspective views Indigenous communities as inferior and in need of guidance and control from the colonizers. Disguised as protection, colonizers justify their actions by claiming to be saving Indigenous peoples from themselves since the colonizer perceives them as inferior.

A.O. Neville served as the Chief Protector of Aborigines. He supervised relocating Aborigine children who were taken and stolen from their homes to the government controlled Moore River Settlement. Portrayed throughout the film, his actions exhibit paternalism, driven by the belief that his efforts were serving the interests of the Indigenous people but more importantly of the broader white society. A particular scene portrays Neville's paternalistic attitude. It unfolds as Neville, seated with an air of superiority and satisfaction, watches the Indigenous children perform his favorite song. Their forced rendition symbolizes Neville's efforts to erase their cultural identity and replace it with that of white Australia. This scene captures Neville's paternalistic attitude, revealing his belief in the superiority of European culture and his mission to mold Indigenous children accordingly.

Another clear example of settler colonialism emerges through the forced assimilation of the colonized people. Here, the Indigenous girls at the Moore River Settlement are forced to abandon their cultural identity, beliefs, and customs inherited over generations, replacing them with the dominant white Western culture, traditions, and beliefs. This assimilation is evident as the girls are expected to swiftly adapt to their new way of life under the guidance of Mavis, a white woman who oversees their daily care and discipline at the settlement. Mavis plays a pivotal role in enforcing these policies, which require the girls to conform to new grooming standards, dietary habits, and even adopt Christianity through forced prayers. Through Mavis's guidance, the girls are coerced into relinquishing their Indigenous heritage in favor of assimilating into the norms imposed by the colonial authority.

"Rabbit-Proof Fence," is a powerful depiction of how settler colonialism deeply influenced that society. It illustrates the forced removal of Indigenous children and the deliberate ways that their cultural identity was trying to be erased. This film vividly depicts the persistent use of violent methods by colonizers to impose their cultural norms, illustrating a fundamental aspect of settler colonialism.

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Luis Mendez

Professor Lyons

SOC 335/Spring24

Padlet 4

According to the Rabbit Proof Fence Film settler colonialism is etched into the Moore river settlement because we see white settlers came to Australia, conquered the Aboriginals, and often raped Native women or otherwise coerced them into exploitative sexual relationships. Rabbit Proof Fence symbolizes a post colonial resistance against the culture and racist policy of the Australian government. We see how the negative unreasonable results throughout settler colonialism practices played out and caused harm emotionally, physically, and traumatizing  experiences to Molly the young girl in the true story, her sisters and God knows how many other children and families in those areas. So many girls were kidnapped and put in this horrible place called Moore River, where they were taught new customs and practices outside of their culture and norm. For example how to speak to authority or should we say white people and their staff members. Making their beds before leaving the cabins. Having to pray standing up as a group at the same time, before being able to eat new different types of food in the lunchroom. They were given new Western clothes they had to wear every day. Which reminds me of catholic or charter schools give students to wear today. These were new requirements these young girls have never had to deal with or practice. We saw in the film the drastic measures Molly and her two younger sisters had to go through just to try to make it back home to their mother. Their safe place, their happy place, and what they were used to. Walking hundreds of miles through the desert and forest having to eat what they could get from people they would run into, or what they could find. Running away from captivity and basically slavery! In one point in the film we see a housekeeper who was helping hide the girls and the white owner of the house came to her barn to rape her, thinking she was in the bed taking his pants off, then seeing the three little girls he put his pants back on and buckled them and left. These young girls would work and being used as slaves to these men growing up and then just being raped whenever the white men felt like. It was evident that indigenous women of color had no voice and weren't viewed by the colonizers as human beings or equals, but dehumanized. Unfortunately Gracie, one of the sisters who was tricked and captured again passed away but Molly and the baby sister Daisy survived and were able to tell their story to enlighten us today the truth behind the colonizers and what they did to indigenous people! Thankfully Molly was able to hold on to the admiring encouraging hope she kept of one day reaching her goal, and I strongly believe that the eagle in the film she kept looking up to was a sign of hope! To conclude the Rabbit Proof Fence has in current years become similar with the 'Stolen Generation' through the 2002 film of the same name which considered the subject of Aboriginal children being forcibly removed from their parents by racist colonial government policy.

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In the film Rabbit Proof Fence, settler colonialism is embedded in many parts of the film. Even outside of the Moore River Settlement. Before they were even sent to the sent to the Moore River Settlement they were guarded and watched by British men who were armed. Why would the people on there own land need to be guarded? Now when we take a look at The Moore River Settlement we seen all the ways settler colonialism is engraved in the “program.” First, these children were stolen from their mothers and forced to go to The Moore River Settlement. Taken away because they were of mixed race. The children were separated by gender and housed in one big room. They had a scheduled day filled with activities created by the people who ran the settlement. The children were made to get up in the morning, awoken by someone banging on the walls of the building. Not such a good way to wake up. They were made to complete certain chores, go to breakfast where they were forced to eat food that was nothing like the food they ate with there families. The food appeared to be something just thrown together. They were forced to sing songs the songs of there captors. Forced to pray the prayers given by them as well. Being spoken to in a language you don’t understand and yelled at when you don’t move quick enough when told to do something. Getting whipped if you run away and your hair cut off, all signs of controlling behaviors. Being examined in front of everyone to see if you were the right shade of white. Neville utilizing every resource to find and locate the children each time they ran away. Even stating he was trying to protect them. Protect them from what, who was going to protect them from him? These children were being picked apart by these people and treated like dirt just being groomed to become someone’s house servant.

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The film Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) shows us the severe impacts that those schools had on Aboriginal communities. For starters, children known as half caste were ripped away from the arms of their loved ones and taken to The Moore River Settlement in Australia. This was a strict school that took further measurements to take away their beliefs, personality, values, in other words their culture. Then to mold and shape them into what they believed would be a better life for them. They slept under bad conditions with no proper bathroom and were not given nutritious food. They would have to stay a prayer before eating and were taught to sing a special song. These children were ripped from what they were taught about life and most importantly their native language. To add on, if anyone tried to escape The Tracker would hunt them down and they were horribly punished and locked up. However, no matter hoe horrible these circumstances and how hard it seem to escape, in this film Molly, Daisy and Gracie tried the impossible by outsmarting The Tracker and trying to make it back home.

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In the film "Rabbit Proof Fence" we follow the main story of Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, three young Aboriginal girls who were stripped away from their homes and families and essentially forced to reside in Moore River, a camp that forcefully teaches young children how to behave well, follow the "right" culture, speak a "real" language, receive a poor education, and forget about their past lives to become perfect workers and servants of white families and in hopes bring an end to the indigenous bloodlines. From the beginning settler colonialism is etched into the very fabric of the film because of how everything played out during The Moore River Settlement. We witness countless children and women being mistreated, abused, and assaulted; children stripped away from their homes, children forced to assimilate, essentially becoming slaves, escape just to be recaptured, and death all around just because of a policy and need for power by those with power; the white race. Although this films follow and brings awareness to the encouraging, brave, and independent story of Molly, Daisy, and Grace on a mission to find their way home and be united with their families once again, no child should have to endure these types of pain and be forced to become something they are not. Yet alone indigenous families who have done no wrong.

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In "Rabbit Proof Fence," we're given a raw glimpse into how settler colonialism deeply scarred The Moore River Settlement, showing just how profoundly residential and missionary schools impacted Aboriginal communities in 1930s Australia.

Picture this: kids torn from their families. It wasn't just a separation; it was ripping apart generations, a blow to culture and humanity. The authorities thought they were doing the right thing, but all they did was hurt these kids, leaving a legacy of pain that still lingers in Aboriginal communities today. The settlement itself was like a mini empire of colonial oppression. Kids were treated like prisoners, forced to work and stripped of their identities. It's like they were trying to erase everything that made them who they were. An example of this was when children were told to pray before meals in english. There were the missionaries, pushing their own beliefs onto these kids, snuffing out their connection to their land and heritage. It's heartbreaking to think how Indigenous spirituality was pushed aside for Christianity, just another way to erase Aboriginal culture. The story of The Moore River Settlement isn't just history; it's a reminder of the ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights and recognition. We need to face this past and work towards healing and justice, acknowledging the sovereignty and resilience of Indigenous peoples.

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Rabbit Proof Fence tells the story of three girls “half caste” from Australia whom the state policy at that time were taken away, separated, or removed from their families by police and taken to a government compound far from what they called home.

Here we see Family separation- not by choice but they were forced to leave their families in this case their parents and other family members these children were devastated, sad, angry and the families as well.

We also see here how not only they were separated from their families but also separated from their culture, beliefs, food. They try to completely erase their culture and who they were and teach them their ways to on some instance they were told that none of them had mothers. The food that was serve was different, the clothing and even the rituals they had to do before eating was different. This leads me to the way they discipline these kids assuming their ways was best and what they needed.  everything was taken from these families and after taken it was as they created new people and erased the old once.

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The Moore River Settlement shown in "Rabbit-Proof Fence" serves as a distinct portrayal of the Australian government's oppressive treatment of Indigenous people in the 1930's. We get to see three young and beautiful girls, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie's experience through their lens; we witness the impact of the disturbing policies aimed at stealing Indigenous children into a White society. They were then placed in a settlement where they endured abuse and were stripped away from their cultural identity. They weren't allowed to speak their native language or perform their cultural traditions, forcing them to adopt to Western customs. This environment maintained the social hierarchy inherent in settler colonialism, reinforcing the belief that Indigenous people were inferior. However, regardless of all they went through, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie's resilience never left. They refused to get their cultural heritage ripped away from them, so they escaped the settlement, determined to reach home, and they did this not once, but twice. The Moore River Settlement serves as a saddening reminder of what Indigenous people had to go through with the settler colonialism and systemic oppression in Australia.

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In the film, "Rabbit Proof Fence," three young Aboriginal girls from the Moore River Native Settlement, were taken by force from their mothers and village, by a white racist police commander, named Neville. The main reason for the abduction was ethnic and cultural genocide, where the Natives culture, ways of thinking and living, would be erased, due to the hatred of the color of their skin. Neville was convinced that in three generations, the brown color of their skin would be removed, and he would ultimately breed the black skin out. The film does not say anything about the fathers of the Aboriginal children that were taken, so one could assume that they were white men who came and enjoyed sex with the girls and moved on without a care. The girls were removed from their reservations and taken to be raised in training schools, that would prepare them for lives as factory workers or domestic servants. In those training camps, the girls were brainwashed by the white educators to eventually erase their culture. They did not like it there, so they ran away with Neville, his workers, and Aboriginal tracker Moore on their trail. The girls walked over 1,500 miles of the Australian rabbit-proof fence, that was there to protect the farmlands of rabbits, to get back to their families.

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Rabbit Proof Fence is a film about three young girls that were forced away from their homes, their families and the only lives they knew. They were taken to live on the camp of Moore River. While at this camp the girls were stripped away of everything they knew, forced to live in such a way that they were falling apart. These kids were being mistreated, sexually abused, forced to learn a new language, a new culture, how to behave to the camps approval. They were forgetting who they were, living in fear being treated as prisoners when they did nothing wrong but exist. Aboriginal children were being forcibly removed from their parents by a racist colonial government for "protection" but who was protecting this children from them?

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The film Rabbit Proof Fence highlights the impact of settler colonialism on The Moore River Settlement in Australia and society as a whole. The movie depicts the colonization of aboriginal children by A.O. Neville, who sends them to settlement domestic camps. These children had one parent who was white and the other who was aboriginal. The act of colonization in this film refers to the possession of their bodies and the attempted destruction of their roots and ties to their aboriginal culture. The three girls, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, were forcibly taken from their home and family. They were sent to Moore River to be assimilated into white and domestic society.

Upon arrival at the settlement camp, settler colonialism was evident in enforcing strict structure and routine. The girls were not free to act as they pleased or explore their surroundings. Instead, those in charge set forth a specific structure they were expected to follow. This included adhering to a strict schedule for sleeping, waking, and making their beds. How they were expected to wash their bodies was also indicative of settler colonialism. Upon their arrival, the mistress washed their bodies and instructed them that this was the proper way for young girls to bathe, as it was deemed superior.

At the settlement camp, religion played a prominent role in the girls' daily lives. They were required to attend church services at specific times during their stay, and before meal times, they were expected to stand and say grace. The food provided to them and the way it was presented was also a form of settler colonialism, with the authorities using it as a means of imposing their ways and norms on the girls. In one instance, Gracie chose not to eat the food provided but was forced to do so by those in charge, highlighting the girls' lack of agency and control over their own lives while at the settlement camp.

In addition, the attire of settlers served as a means of perpetuating settler colonialism within the community. Neville perceived his actions as benevolent towards the aboriginal children, viewing his efforts as a means of rescuing them and guiding them towards the "correct" way of life. However, his methods involved erasing their cultural identity and individuality.

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The film "Rabbit proof fence" follows the true story of three Aboriginal girls named Molly Craig, her younger sister Daisy Kadibil, and their cousin Gracie Fields. Throughout this film settler colonialism was the foundation of how everything was functioning. One example of settler colonialism was the scene when the Aboriginals girls had first arrived to the camp and they were about to eat as a whole. All the girls was forced to pray over the food instead eating as they would like to. This is just a cultural norm that was forced upon these girls without option. Another example is when the forced Removal of Indigenous Children in the film by the Australian government. This policy was known as the "Stolen Generations", was a form of settler colonialism aimed to assimilate indigenous children into white society by severing their cultural and familial ties. Last example I have is at the Moore River Native Settlement, Indigenous children are segregated from their families and forced to harsh living conditions. The settlement reflects the Bias system imposed by the colonial government, where Indigenous peoples were marginalized and discriminated against based on their race.

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In Rabbit Proof Fences, It followed 3 girls that were removed from their home and taken to a "school" to try and change how they were. When they spoke their native language the director told her that they only speak English there. The girls were scared and unsure of what to do. They were being taught songs that the director "Devil" liked. These children were fine where they were with their families. Here where they were taken to they were ripped away from their family and they culture. They would check their skintone and see if they were losing their skin color to send them to another school to continue on. Two out of the 3 girls were able to escape after weeks of walking back to their home. Later on she had a baby and that baby was also ripped away from her and she never got to reunite with her due to passing away.

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Settler Colonialism & The Rabbit Proof Fence

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Settler Colonialism & The Rabbit Proof Fence

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The main focus of Settler Colonialism is the elimination of the native. The film Rabbit Proof Fence shows a perfect example of this in their practice of separating half-caste indigenous children from their families. In separating the half-caste from the indigenous population they planned to breed out the native side by forcing the children to give up their language, their culture and their people. We see how settler colonialism is etched into the very fabric of The Moore River Settlement by the way they separate the children from their families and communities, how they impose their religion and cultural values on these children, and the conditioning that is evident right from the moment they arrive at the Moore River Native Settlement. One example is when the little one is yelled at for speaking her language. She is threatened right away and told she can only speak English. Another is when the nun is scrubbing Molly down and then is making her repeat after her, how to say thank you. You see it when all the children are sitting on the floor singing "Mr. Devil's favorite song" so he could be pleased at how well they sing in English and to show him how their plan of breeding the native out of them is going according to plan and to top it off, when they examined molly and the girls to check the lightness of their skin. Everything that was done to those children was meant to teach them to hate themselves and to believe that they were worthless unless they adapted the ways of the white man.

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Sally Flores                                                    

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Sally Flores                                                    

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Rabbit Proof Fence is a film based on 3 indigenous girls who were taken away from their mothers in Jigalong due to The Moore River Settlement. The River Settlement would sign petitions to remove kids and young ladies from their homes. The colonizer wanted to erase the half-caste decedent by using the banking method. They would send them a camp and try to brainwash them into thinking that they had no family, teach them obedience. They believed that their ways would also change their complexion. Although the 3 girls managed to escape the the Moore River, the government would not accept defeat. They searched for them and offered a ransom for their return. The girls journey led them to meet helping people and also experience the life of another half-caste prisoner whose experiencing rape from her master. In the end, the girls made it back home with the help of their beliefs but continuously had to watch their backs. The government would continue to be recaptured then taken to the camp were they would continue to walk there way home losing some of their kids as we later learn on the way.

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First of all, the removal of innocent children and torn families was very disturbing. Taking advantage of being treated unfairly and poorly because of your color of skin is devastating. Forcing you to forget everything you know and believe. Ripping off your dignity

enforcing you & your culture their ideas violently. Erasing your heritage and your people little by little in so many ways. (Language, dress code, hair style, walking, behavior and talking. I don’t know if it’s true or not but it seemed that the girls that were removed from their families were taking because they wanted to perfect the race and get rid of their people and customs so they raped all the girls that arrived to experiment and see how long it would take to get an actual white baby. Not only were they stolen from their parents but their traditions and language. Used them for free labor. Unable to defend themselves or their families. Causing emotional, mental, physical and verbal trauma.

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"Rabbit-Proof Fence" shows us the impact of settler colonialism in aboriginal communities in Australia during the 1930s. There are a few examples from the film that demonstrate how the oppressive system was installed in the operations.

One example was the forced removal of children. In the beginning of the film, 3 children were taken from their mothers and sent to the Moore River Settlement. This shows us how policies of the Australian government aimed to fit in Aboriginal children into white society by taking them away from their families.

Another example was the removal of their language and culture. In the film you see children being punished for speaking their native language or attempting to practice their culture. Aboriginal children are forced to speak English and strip away from their Aboriginal heritage. This is a clear move to erase their native identities.

Abuse and neglect is another example of how settlers affected Aboriginal communities. The conditions in Moore River weren't the best; they were harsh and broadcasted discipline. Many children experienced dehumanizing treatment and were installed fear and obedience to prevent them from challenging authority.

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In "Rabbit-Proof Fence," settler colonialism deeply impacts The Moore River Settlement, where Aboriginal children are taken from their families and put into residential schools. The settlement tries to erase their culture by giving them new names, banning their language, and using harsh punishment. This shows how settler colonialism aims to control and dominate Indigenous people, but despite this, Aboriginal communities resist and fight to keep their families, cultures, and identities alive.

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In the film Rabbit Proof Fence, colonialism is depicted in the lives of Molly and her two sisters. When they were taken away from their mother to be placed in Indigenous schools, they stopped at nothing to reunite with her again. They were taught to conform to different normalities in school, such as how to speak to those in power, morning rituals, different kinds of clothing, etc. It was a development of unfamiliarity, which they conformed to for a time, but their heritage was rooted in them, so this new way of living would not last forever. Neville thought it would be best to take children away from their homes and indoctrinate them into his and other white people's control. Just cruel. This brought emotional and psychological pain and trauma to these poor children, who had no control over what was happening. Molly and her sisters were taken at the Moore River, and there was constant surveillance there, making sure the children did not escape. When Molly and her sisters escaped to return home, the men and women working there did not stop trying to find them. Moore River is a place of exile for children to be away from their parents forever. Although all the sisters did not make it back home, just knowing that they did not sit still, they fought to return to their home of commonality, which gives indigenous people hope that we should never stop fighting for what we believe in.