Who am I

Mary 1937

Mary lived in a Children's home along with some of her siblings and cousins because the Government had ordered that they be taken away from their families. She was adopted by the Bourke's, a white family. She met an aboriginal lady called Dot who taught her some of the language and culture of the aboriginal people but Mr Bourke was unhappy and forbade her from seeing Dot any more. All the kids at school teased her and refused to be friends with her and falsely accused of stealing the teacher's purse. Mary came first in a running race and everyone wanted her to join their team.