Doris Pilkington Garimara | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nugi Garimara[1] c. 1 July 1937[1] |
| Died | 10 April 2014 (aged 76) Perth, Western Australia |
| Other names | Doris Pilkington |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, nurse |
| Family | Molly Craig (mother) Daisy Kadibil (aunt) |
| Honours | Western Australian Writers Hall of Fame |
Doris Pilkington Garimara AM (born Nugi Garimara; c. 1 July 1937 – 10 April 2014), also known as Doris Pilkington, was an Aboriginal Australian author.
Garimara wrote Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence (1996), a story about the stolen generation, and based on three Aboriginal girls, among them Pilkington's mother, Molly Craig, who escaped from the Moore River Native Settlement in Western Australia and travelled 2,414 km (1,500 miles) for nine weeks to return to their family.