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."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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