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Aunty Fay Carter worked for more than 30 years to support and improve living conditions for Aboriginal Australians.

In 1937, Pearl Gibbs co-founded the Aborigines’ Progressive Association in Australia.

For more than 30 years, Aunty Dr Geraldine Atkinson AO has helped to increase Aboriginal Australians’ access to education services.

For decades, she has devoted herself to increasing awareness, appreciation and advancement of Aboriginal Australians.

Elizabeth Hoffman was a widely respected Yorta Yorta Elder, and instrumental in the founding of the Victorian Aboriginal Women’s Refuge.

A Gunditjmara Elder, Aunty Edna was the driving force behind the Aboriginal funeral fund, supporting the right to a dignified burial for her people.

Giving a voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experience family violence.

Celeste Liddle is an Arrernte woman, freelance writer, social commentator and public speaker.

Native American rights activist and environmentalist

Dr Jenkins is a woman of Gunditjama descent and an advocate for gender equity, Aboriginal health and education.