Ida Blackeagle
Ida Blackeagle was a Cultural Demonstrator at the Nez Perce National Historical Park who was instrumental to the revitalization of Nimíipuu cornhusk weaving in the mid-twentieth century.
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Roen Kahalewai Hufford
Native Hawaiian Roen Halley Kahalewai McDonald Hufford carries on the art of ka hana kapa (making barkcloth) and is a leading figure in the reclaiming of this nearly lost art.
Geraldine Atkinson
For more than 30 years, Aunty Dr Geraldine Atkinson AO has helped to increase Aboriginal Australians’ access to education services.
Wauba Debar
Indigenous swimmer from Tasmania who saved her captors from stormy seas
Dr Doseena Fergie
For the more than 20 years Dr Doseena Fergie has dedicated her time to building strong, healthy and skilled Aboriginal communities in Victoria, Australia.
Edna Brown
A Gunditjmara Elder, Aunty Edna was the driving force behind the Aboriginal funeral fund, supporting the right to a dignified burial for her people.
Eleanor Bourke
For decades, she has devoted herself to increasing awareness, appreciation and advancement of Aboriginal Australians.
Elizabeth Hoffman
Elizabeth Hoffman was a widely respected Yorta Yorta Elder, and instrumental in the founding of the Victorian Aboriginal Women’s Refuge.
Antoinette Braybrook
Giving a voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experience family violence.
Celeste Liddle
Celeste Liddle is an Arrernte woman, freelance writer, social commentator and public speaker.