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Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Aboriginal Australian poet, artist, teacher and campaigner for Indigenous rights
Oodgeroo Noonuccal | |
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Oodgeroo Noonuccal | |
Born | Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska (1920-11-03)3 November 1920 Minjerribah, Queensland, Australia |
Died | 16 September 1993(1993-09-16) (aged 72) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Other names | Kath Walker, Kathleen Ruska |
Education | Bookkeeping, typing, shorthand |
Occupation(s) | Army officer, writer, teacher, poet |
Employer(s) | Australian Women's Army Service, Noonuccal-Nughie Education Cultural Centre |
Known for | Poetry, acting, writing, Aboriginal rights activism |
Political party | Communist Party of Australia Australian Labor Party Australian Democrats |
Board member of | Federal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI) |
Spouse | Bruce Walker |
Children | Denis Walker Viv |