Oodgeroo Noonuccal Essay

Oodgeroo Noonuccal also known as Kath Walker, was born Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska on the 3rd of November 1920 and was born of the Noonuccal people on their traditional lands of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) in Queensland. her father influenced her to be a poet, activist and public speaker she was known more for her poetry and her work strongly influenced Australian literature as her father as well was employed by the Queensland government as part of a poorly-paid Aboriginal workforce; his campaigning for better conditions for Aboriginal workers left a strong impact on his daughter. had worked as a domestic through the Depression. Joining the Australian Women's Army Service in 1941 then later on in 1958 she joined the Queensland council for the advancement of aborigines and Torres strait islanders where she met white activists who were working for civil rights for …show more content…
Echoing the first Day of Mourning protest in 1938, those taking part wore black to mark the suffering of Indigenous people.
Awarded an MBE in 1970, in 1988, five years before her death, Oodgeroo Noonuccal returned the
Photo of Oodgeroo Noonuccal from Oodgeroo Unit
British honour in protest at the celebration of the bicentenary of the British occupation of
Australia.

In 1972 she withdrew from active involvement in political organisations to live in semi‐retirement on a leasehold property, Moongalba ('sitting‐down place'), on Minjerribah. Here she established the Noonuccal‐Nughie Education and Cultural Centre, where she regularly conducted programs for groups of school students and