Margaret Wirrpanda
Margaret Wirrpanda worked hard for the advancement of Aboriginal Australian people, particularly women and children, and a strong voice for Aboriginal land rights.
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Pamela Griffin
Aboriginal Australian community worker whose career spans welfare work, education, public service and voluntary service of her local community.
Maria Starcevic
Aunty Maria survived a tough upbringing to become a keen advocate for Aboriginal communities and their rights over 30 years.
Marge Tucker
Among many achievements, Aunty Marge was the first Aboriginal woman to serve on the Aboriginal Welfare Board.
Iris Lovett-Gardiner
Aunty Iris Lovett-Gardiner was a beloved Gunditjmara elder and leader in Aboriginal education.
Hyllus Maris
Aunty Hyllus Maris was a Wurundjeri, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta activist, poet, scriptwriter and educator
Elizabeth Furse
Born in the colonial British Empire, Elizabeth Furse became an anti-apartheid activist, an advocate for migrant farm workers and Native Americans, and founder of a peace institute.
Angeline Boulley
Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Frances Mathyssen-Briggs
Aunty Frances Mathyssen-Briggs has a lifelong commitment to family, welfare, health, land rights and culture.
Geraldine Briggs
Aunty Geraldine Briggs AO is remembered for her contribution to the Aboriginal community’s health and cultural identity.