The respected leader will be farewelled by her home state at a memorial on Kaurna Country.
The Pitjantjatjara woman's radical advocacy over decades has been further honoured with scholarships supporting First Nations healthcare and public sector workers.
Her niece shared an emotional tribute, reflecting on childhood memories of her Aunty, from her elegant fashion sense to her love for hockey.
She campaigned for the 1967 Referendum, advised on the Native Title Act and the 2008 National Apology to the Stolen Generations and was the first Aboriginal person to train as a nurse.
Pitjantjatjara woman Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue is receiving the honour for her lifetime contribution to the advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights.
Celebrated Indigenous leader Lowitja O'Donoghue, who was at the forefront of key changes to Aboriginal recognition, has died aged 91.
One of Australia's most prominent Indigenous voices says Tony Abbott is "as weak as water" in his self-declared role as Prime Minister for Indigenous Australians.
Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue · Incarceration Nation · Informing Our People.
Celebrated Indigenous figure and Aboriginal rights trailblazer Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, who was central to some of the greatest changes to Indigenous recognition in Australia's history, has died aged 91. The Yankunytjatjara woman played a key role in the 1967 referendum, native title legislation in…
O Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue se tasi o tagata muamua o Tupulaga Gaoia, le Stolen Generation, ma na lalamua i le tuleiga o le mau mo se faaleleiga ma le faato'esega na fofogaina e le palemia Kevin Rudd i le 2008. O ia fo'i na avea ma Australian of the Year, le Komesina muamua o le ATSIC (Aboriginal and…
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