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First Nations: Political Leaders

First Nations Biographies: Political Leaders

Ella Simon

Cinderella Jane Simon (1902–1981) - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Rebel women who changed Australia by Susanna de Vries
Call Number: NF 994.04092 DE
ISBN: 9781460757352
Publication Date: 2019
Includes entry on Ella Simon and Kundaibark
Black, White and Exempt by Lucinda Aberdeen and Jennifer Jones (Eds)
ISBN: 9781925302332
Publication Date: 202
The experience of Ella Simon's and (others') experiences of life with a Certificate of Exemption is described in this book, available through the public library.

Patrick (Pat) Dodson

11 First Nations Icons: Pat Dodson - Common Ground
Patrick Dodson - Britannica School entry
Former Senator Patrick Dodson - Senators and Members, Parliament of Australia
Labor's Pat Dodson, known as the 'father of reconciliation', to retire from Senate on Australia Day - ABC News
An article which outlines and reflects on Pat Dodson's "life of advocacy" upon the announcement that he would retire from the Senate on 26/1/2024.

Father of Reconciliation (Living Black). ClickView video (28 min).

Ken Wyatt

Ken Wyatt - Britannica School entry
Defining Moment: Ken Wyatt’s election to parliament - National Museum of Australia
2010: Election of Ken Wyatt, first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives
Kenneth George Wyatt - Parliamentary Firsts Portrait, Parliament of Australia
Includes biographical entry.
Former Senator Ken Wyatt AM - Senators and Members, Parliament of Australia

Linda Burney

Championing indigenous women politicians: Linda Burney - Pursuit (University of Melbourne)
Linda Burney - Parliamentary Firsts Portrait, Parliament of Australia
Includes biographical entry.
HON Linda Burney MP - Senators and Members, Parliament of Australia
Parliamentary entry, including the first speech to Parliament, committee service and party positions, current divisions etc.

Linda Burney: Creating History (Living Black). ClickView video (27 min.).

Nova Peris

Nova Peris - National Museum of Australia blog entry
Nova Peris - Indigenous Australia biography entry
Nova Peris website
Nova Peris website includes information on her life and achievements as a sportsperson and politician, as well as the Nova Peris Foundation.
Championing indigenous women politicians: Nova Peris - Pursuit (University of Melbourne)
Nova Maree Peris OAM - Parliamentary Firsts Portrait, Parliament of Australia
Includes biographical entry.
Former Senator Nova Peris OAM - Senators and Members, Parliament of Australia

Nova Peris (Olympians Off the Record). ClickView video (23 min.).