Hyllus maris biography of michaels

She spent her early childhood at Cummeragunja, where her grandmother imparted to her a detailed knowledge of her culture and family relationships in Victoria. Her family took part in the Walk-off from Cummeragunja in and settled near Shepparton, where Maris attended school. She subsequently moved to Melbourne, where she helped found the National Council of Aboriginal and Island Women in From this body grew the Aboriginal medical and legal services in Fitzroy, of which Maris was a co-founder.

Hyllus Maris annual memorial lecture: the people's struggle continues: Aboriginal voices of the 70's / [production company] La Trobe University.

In the mids, she collaborated with the Austrian-born author, Sonia Borg, in writing Women of the Sun , a history of Australia over the previous years, as seen through the experiences of a number of Aboriginal women. She died of cancer in , and was buried at Cummeragunja. Exports will download in the background. Please allow up to 90 seconds for the process to complete.

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