Galarrwuy Yunupingu

Galarrwuy Yunupingu

(1948–2023) community leader Australia

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Galarrwuy Yunupingu (1948–2023) was a Australia community leader.

About Galarrwuy Yunupingu

Galarrwuy Yunupingu, also known as James Galarrwuy Yunupingu and Dr Yunupingu, was an Indigenous Australian activist who was a leader in the Aboriginal Australian community. He was involved in Indigenous land rights throughout his career. He was a Yolngu man of the Gumatj clan, from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. He was the 1978 Australian of the Year.

Notable works:

Our Land Is Our Life: Land Rights

Awards:

Australian of the Year|Australian National Living Treasure

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