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Molly Craig
Australian Martu Aboriginal woman
Molly Kelly (née Craig, died January 2004) was an Australian Martu Aboriginal woman, known for her escape from the Moore River Native Settlement in 1931 and subsequent 1,600 km (990 mi) trek home with her half-sister Daisy Kadibil (née Burungu)[1][2] and cousin Gracie Cross (née Fields).[1][3] She was a member of the Stolen Generations, who were part-white, part-Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families by the Australian government.[4][3] Her story was the inspiration for the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence and the film Rabbit-Proof Fence.
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Early life
Molly Craig was born in Jigalong, Western Australia, c. 1916/1917. Her mother, Maude, was a Martu Aboriginal woman, and her father was Thomas Craig, a white Australian fence inspector.[2] The Martu people (Mardudjara) had moved from the nearby Sandy Desert.
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