PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA, a member of the Bidjara and Birri Gubba Juru peoples, is the Co-Chair Treaty Advancement Committee (Qld). In popular demand as a speaker on Aboriginal issues, she is a well-known historian and author, with articles published widely in Australia and internationally. Her acclaimed biography of her mother, Auntie Rita, was published in 1994. Keeping it in the family, in 2022 her biography of her father, Jack of Hearts- QX11594, will be published. She was the former Co-Chair National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, former member of the National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, Co-Chair Reconciliation Australia, the State Library Board of Queensland and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. She was Co-Commissioner for Queensland for the Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, and for several years was a Judge of the annual David Unaipon Award.
'A book we all need to read. It challenges, inspires, and reminds us that change happens when we have the courage to act.' --June Oscar AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner 'Classic writing from a renowned Blak historian.' --Melissa Lucashenko 'I encourage everyone to read this book by a fellow strong Bidjara Woman that I'm very proud to call Sister Girl.' --Keelen Mailman, author of The Power of Bones 'Powerful words and ideas from this inspiring woman, my long-time friend and Sista.' --Pat Anderson AO, Chair, Lowitja Institute
