In her youth, Anna ventured to the San Juan Islands every summer to fish and hunt with her Alaskan Native family. During one of these visits, she met her future husband, Christopher Rosler, a German immigrant who was a soldier in the U.S. Army stationed at American Camp. They married in 1861 when Anna was fifteen years old. Together, they homesteaded and raised nine children on 160 acres, some of which is now part of San Juan Island National Historical Park.
Aunty Frances Mathyssen-Briggs has a lifelong commitment to family, welfare, health, land rights and culture.
Aunty Geraldine Briggs AO is remembered for her contribution to the Aboriginal community’s health and cultural identity.
Laux is the author of three collections of poetry from BOA Editions, Awake (1990), What We Carry (1994), finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Smoke (2000). She is also co-author, with Kim Addonizio, of The Poet’s Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry (W.W. Norton, 1997).
Native American activist and dancer
Aunty Fay is a highly respected Aboriginal Australian Elder who has served the Victorian community for over 40 years.
Innovative Jazz Age vocalist
Aunty Fay Carter worked for more than 30 years to support and improve living conditions for Aboriginal Australians.
The last known living member of the Beothuk people, indigenous inhabitants of Newfoundland, Canada.
In 1937, Pearl Gibbs co-founded the Aborigines’ Progressive Association in Australia.