23 April 2012

Rabbit Proof Fence ...

... is a beautiful film by Phillip Noyce about the struggles of the indigenous Aboriginal people and illustrates the importance of empathy and humility even when we believe we are absolutely right, as we only can ever view the world through one pair of eyes ... 

"This is a true story - story of my sister Daisy, my cousin Gracie and me when we were little. Our people, the Jigalong mob, we were desert people then, walking all over our land. My mum told me about how the white people came to our country. They made a storehouse here at Jigalong - brought clothes and other things - flour, tobacco, tea. Gave them to us on ration day. We came there, made a camp nearby. They were building a long fence".