Yunupingu: Indigenous Australian 'national treasure' dies aged 74

Australia: Yunupingu, the pioneer in defending aboriginal rights, is dead

The aboriginal leader Yunupingu, recognized as a “living national treasure” by Australia and a pioneer in defending the rights of his people, is...

Galarrwuy Yunupingu, influential Australian aboriginal leader, dies at 74

Sydney, Australia, Apr 3 (EFE).- Australia mourned Monday the death of Galarrwuy Yunupingu, one of the country’s most influential indigenous leaders, who fought for decades for indigenous rights and the constitutional recognition of aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders. He was 74. “Yunupingu moved between two worlds with authority, power and grace, and worked to unite them. He was a leader, a statesman, a great Yolngu (Aboriginal clan) man an…

Aboriginal Australian land rights champion dies aged 74

Yunupingu played a pivotal role in Aboriginal Australians' fight for ancestral land rights during the 1960s and 70s.

Yunupingu, Australian pioneer in defending aboriginal rights, is dead

Chief Yunupingu had in particular played a crucial role in the struggle of the Aboriginals for the recognition of their land rights in the 1960s and 1970s.

Australia: Aboriginal land rights campaigner Yunupingu dies – DW – 04/03/2023

Yunupingu had been honored as a "national living treasure." His passing comes as the Australian government moves to hold a referendum to recognize Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution.

Yunupingu: Indigenous Australian 'national treasure' dies aged 74

Yunupingu, one of Australia's most influential Indigenous leaders has died aged 74, his family said on Monday, months before a referendum on whether to recognise the community for the first time in the country's constitution.