Fourteen-year-old Molly and her cousins Daisy and Gracie weremixed-race Aborigines. In 1931 they were taken away from theirfamilies and sent to a camp to be trained as good 'white' Australians. They were told to forget their mothers, their language, their home.But Molly would not forget. She and her cousins escaped and walkedback to Jigalong, 1600 kilometres away, following the rabbit-prooffence north as part of their guide across the desert. This is the true stoy of that walk, told by Molly's daughter, Doris. It is also aprize-winning film.
Fourteen-year-old Molly and her cousins Daisy and Gracie weremixed-race Aborigines. In 1931 they were taken away from theirfamilies and sent to a camp to be trained as good ´white´ Australians. They were told to forget their mothers, their language, their home.But Molly would not forget. She and her cousins escaped and walkedback to Jigalong, 1600 kilometres away, following the rabbit-prooffence north as part of their guide across the desert. This is the true stoy of that walk, told by Molly´s daughter, Doris. It is also aprize-winning film.
