Molly Craig

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Molly Craig is the Aboriginal Australian girl whose real-life escape from a government settlement and journey home as part of the Stolen Generations is dramatized in the film "Rabbit-Proof Fence."

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instanceOf Aboriginal Australian
person
childOf Maude (Aboriginal Australian woman) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Australia
culturalIdentity Martu woman
dateOfBirth c. 1917
escapeRoute rabbit-proof fence in Western Australia
ethnicity Aboriginal Australian
Martu NERFINISHED
event escape from Moore River Native Settlement in 1931
forcible removal from family as a child
walked hundreds of kilometres along the rabbit-proof fence
gender female
governmentPolicyContext Australian assimilation policy toward Aboriginal people NERFINISHED
hasChild Doris Pilkington Garimara NERFINISHED
hasRelative Daisy Kadibil NERFINISHED
Gracie Fields (Aboriginal girl) NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance symbol of resistance to forced child removal in Australia
influenced public awareness of the Stolen Generations
journeyCompanion Daisy Kadibil NERFINISHED
Gracie Fields (Aboriginal girl) NERFINISHED
journeyDistance over 1,000 kilometres (approximate)
knownAs Molly Kelly NERFINISHED
knownFor courage and determination in returning home as a child
language English
Martu Wangka NERFINISHED
lifeEvent later returned to Jigalong community
was again removed from her community as an adult with her children
memberOf Stolen Generations NERFINISHED
notableFor being mother of author Doris Pilkington Garimara
escape from Moore River Native Settlement
inspiration for the book "Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence"
inspiration for the film "Rabbit-Proof Fence"
long-distance journey home along the rabbit-proof fence
occupation domestic worker
placeOfBirth Western Australia NERFINISHED
placeOfDetention Moore River Native Settlement NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Everlyn Sampi NERFINISHED
portrayedIn book "Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence" NERFINISHED
film "Rabbit-Proof Fence" NERFINISHED
residence Jigalong, Western Australia NERFINISHED
sibling Daisy Kadibil NERFINISHED
subjectOf Australian government and academic discussions on child removal policies
historical accounts of the Stolen Generations

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Rabbit-Proof Fence mainCharacter Molly Craig