Friday, 28 February 2020

Biography of Oodgeroo Noonuccal(Kath Walker)



Timeline                                                Event


1920                                           she was born.
1933                                           she left school.
1942                                           she joined Australian Wemen'sArmy Sevice-
                                                   she married (Bruce Walker).
1950                                           she worked as domestic in the household of RaphaelCilento.
1953                                          she gave birth to her second son(Vivan Walker).
1991                                           Vivian died.
1953                                           joined the communist party of Australia.                   
1958                                          joined the Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.
1960                                          attended the annual conferences for the federal council for Aboriginal Advancement.
1962                                         she became Queensland's first state secretary.
1964                                        (we are going) her first poem was published.
1968                                        she went to the world council of churches in London.
1970                                        she supported Pittock amendments to the FCAATISI constitution.
1972                                       she bought a property on Minjeribah established the Noonuccal Wghile Education and cultural center.
1985                                       she appeared with her grandson(Penis Walker).
1988                                      she adopted her traditional name Oodgeroo.
1993                                       she died.




Turning points


she changed her priorities in 1970 when she returned to her beloved Stradbroke Island, she focused on art and education.





Achievement
Oodgeroo has achieved many things such as being the first Aboriginal woman to publish a book verse.
She became Queensland’s first state secretary and she also won many literary awards such as the Mary Gilmore medal and the Fellowship of Australian Writers' Award.
 she has helped build a better future between all Australians because she has influenced our Australian culture.

                              

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