Puntos clés
- Children's fairy tales from elders win top prize
- Culture and land rights of First Nations citizens under threat
First Winner
A seasoned artist who works across multiple media—including weaving, painting, and printmaking—Ms. Gibson is the first children's book author to win the $100,000 prize.
He also won an award of $25,000 for children's literature.
A fluent speaker of the Guugu Yimithirr language, he was an elder to the Nugal Warra clan group in Far North Queensland.
Jurors described Mrs. Gibson's book 'Three Dresses' as “real-life history, a statement of truth, woven into words”.
Northern Territory Bill
NT government is expected to pass new legislation this week allowing major projects to circumvent laws protecting Indigenous culture, land rights and the environment.
Indigenous owners and environmental groups Rally's have staged a boisterous rally on the steps of the parliament building [Tuesday] to protest the Territory Coordinator Bill.
Rally's organisers said 95 percent of public filings opposed the law.
They fear the bill will erode Indigenous land rights and accelerate gas exploration.
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