Rabbit Proof Fence

In chapter 3 there are many times where the Aborigianals were treated unfairly.  The Europeans made steps in the wrong direction when approaching the thought of taking over new land for their people to inhabbit the land.  They used the weaknesses of the Aboriginal people to take advantage of the land and sources that were already provided.  By doing so they created their own form of government and enforced the laws harshly on the Aboriginal people.  When the new European settlers arrived the Aboriginals knew that this would be "the destruction of their traditional society and the dispossession of their lands"(13).  Refering back to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the actions the Europeans were taking were breaking the law of haveing the right to participate in the cultural life of the community as well as the rught to own property.  These two laws were important to the Aboriginals because this was how they were going to be able to keep the traditions they had been brought up with alive and current.  When the Europeans arrived the Nyungar men also believed the sources they had would be shared between the two different colonies of people.  When the Europeans caught these men partaking in such actions they were "brought in to be sentenced under the English Law"(14).  This shows how the men and the Aborginal's in general were all discriminated against and not only that but they were not given the right to participate in government.  This would make an unfair justice court allowing all the Aboriginal's to be found guilty.  While being "driven off their traditional lands, the Aboriginal people of all area became a dispossed and devasted race.  The people discovered, too late, that the white invaders were human beings and not spirits"(16).  This means these people were not given the right of peaceful assmebly and association.  "It became apparent  then, that teh Aboriginal social structure was not only crumbling, but it was being totally destroyed"(15).

The civilzing of Australia resembles the same time period where the Europeans invaded North America and removed the Natives from their land.  During this time period "Manifest Destiny" was created this was the westward movement of the European people as they slowly went against their word to take the land that was promised to the Natives.  The same tactics were used throughout both of these times.  The Europeans took over and believed they were the superior race and the Natives in both cases gave in to their commands.

The government was at a fault by thinking they could take a child away from their families.  To take a child from their home and relocate them "for a better good" is not a good reason.  A child should never be taken from a family who is loving and caring as most of these families were.  Even though the government thought this would bring the children a better life and a broader horizon it would be a terrifying experience to be taken from your faimly for no given reason.  These children did not even know exactly when they would be taken.  When thinking about one day getting a knock at the door and finding out you were no longer allowed to be with your parents would the first thought in your mind be "this is better for my future"?