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Joe Flick (c.1865 - 1889) Indigenous Australian outlaw who shot dead a Native Police officer; Gnunga Gnunga Murremurgan (c.1773 - 1809) Eora man who was the first Indigenous Australian to travel across the Pacific Ocean; Kapiu Masi Gagai (c. 1894 - 1946) a Torres Strait Islander man who worked as a pearler, boatman, mission worker and soldier
William Cooper was born in Yorta Yorta territory around the intersection of the Murray and Goulburn Rivers in Victoria, Australia on 18 December 1860 or 1861. [1] His family was a small remnant of what Cooper recalled as a large tribal group, "As a lad I can remember 500 men of my tribe, the Moiras, gathered on one occasion.
By 1962–65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were granted universal suffrage. Specifically, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962 gave all Aboriginal people the option of enrolling to vote in federal elections, [1] whereas the previous Commonwealth Electoral Act 1949 gave Aboriginal people the right to vote in federal elections only if they were able to vote in their state elections.
Celebrate Native American history month with these wise and inspirational quotes from Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples.
He lived and worked abroad for many years before returning to Australia, where his talent was fostered by the Aboriginal National Theatre Trust, which was established in 1988. [33] In 1988 he adopted the Indigenous name Kabul Oodgeroo Noonuccal, [ 31 ] kabul meaning carpet snake , [ 4 ] [ 29 ] and in the same year co-authored The Rainbow ...
David Unaipon in 1938. David Ngunaitponi (28 September 1872 – 7 February 1967), known as David Unaipon, was an Aboriginal Australian preacher, inventor, and author. A Ngarrindjeri man, his contribution to Australian society helped to break many stereotypes of Aboriginal people, and he is featured on the Australian $50 note in commemoration of his work.
Evelyn Ruth Scott AO (1935 – 21 September 2017) was an Indigenous Australian social activist and educator. She played a major role in the 1967 Constitutional Referendum to put Indigenous Australians on equal footing with other Australians in relation to the making of special laws and to include Indigenous Australians in official population numbers.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Indigenous leaders called on Sunday for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise First Peoples in the constitution was decisively rejected.