NAIDOC — Molly Kelly: the girl who followed the rabbit-proof fence home

Fierce Girls

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Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.4 • 930 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Molly Kelly had a white father and an Aboriginal mother and was just a young girl when she was taken from her home.

She was stolen from her family and taken to a settlement where white people hoped to stamp out her Aboriginality.

But Molly escaped and walked one thousand miles home to her family, using a rabbit-proof fence as her guide.

Written and narrated by twelve-year-old Ruby Macheda.

If you’re an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, we want to let you know that this episode contains the name of people who have died.

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0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:05.0	Kaya, non-crowe,
0:07.0	Nunn-widdish cooling.
0:08.5	Hi, I'm Milly Rose. I'm a fierce girl.
0:11.5	We recognize Aboriginal and Torres Australian Islander peoples as the first
0:16.1	peoples of this place, now known as Australia. We are grateful for the continuing care of the
0:21.6	lands, waterways and skies.
0:24.0	From here on Nongar country and from wherever you are listening.
0:28.0	We respect the elders of the past and present.
0:31.0	Yes. The yes.
0:34.0	Go power.
0:35.0	Hi, I'm Shari Sevens.
0:38.0	I'm an actor and director and a proud Bardi Jubber woman.
0:42.0	We're celebrating Naidok Week here at Fierce
0:44.1	girls headquarters and I've selected some of my favorite stories about fierce
0:48.9	First Nations women for you to listen to. Happy Nadeok Week and enjoy the story.
0:55.0	If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island a person, we want to let you know that this
1:00.5	episode contains the name of someone who was dying. This is the story of the
1:05.2	girl who followed the rabbit-proof fence hunt, Molly Kelly, written and read by 12-year-old Ruby Machita.
1:16.8	Molly get up.
1:20.5	Molly slowly opened her eyes. Go away, she mumbled at her sister Daisy.
1:25.0	I'm trying to sleep.
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