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Oodgeroo Noonuccal ( / ˈʊdɡəruː ˈnuːnəkəl / UUD-gə-roo NOO-nə-kəl; born Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska, later Kath Walker (3 November 1920 – 16 September 1993) was an Aboriginal Australian political activist, artist and educator, who campaigned for Aboriginal rights. [1] .
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) (1920–1993), black rights activist, poet, environmentalist, and educator, was born Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska on 3 November 1920 at Bulimba, Brisbane, second youngest of seven children of Edward (Ted) Ruska, labourer, and his wife Lucy, née McCullough.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal was an Australian Aboriginal writer and political activist, considered the first of the modern-day Aboriginal protest writers. Her first volume of poetry, We Are Going (1964), is the first book by an Aboriginal woman to be published.
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Aug 4, 2020 · Learn about Oodgeroo Noonuccal, a leading Indigenous literary figure and activist, who advocated for citizenship rights and established a cultural centre on Minjerribah. Find out how QUT honoured her legacy by naming its support unit after her and awarding her honorary doctorates.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) was a leading Australian poet, writer, political activist, artist and educator. She campaigned for Aboriginal rights, published several books, and changed her name to Oodgeroo in 1987.
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Learn about Oodgeroo Noonuccal, the first Australian Aboriginal woman to publish a book of poetry. She was also a leading activist for Aboriginal rights and a cultural critic.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal means Oodgeroo of the tribe Nunuccal; spelling variations include Nunuccal, Noonuckle and Nunukul. In 1970, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (under the name Kathleen Walker) was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) for services to the community.
