Pagine1920–1993 · Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), Queensland · also known as Kath Walker, Oodgeroo
Oodgeroo Noonuccal, a Noonuccal woman of Minjerribah, was a poet, activist and educator. We Are Going (1964), published under the name Kath Walker, was the first book of poetry by an Aboriginal Australian woman and became a bestseller. She campaigned for the 1967 referendum that counted Aboriginal people in the national census.
Begin with We Are Going.
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Oodgeroo Noonuccal, a Noonuccal woman of Minjerribah, was a poet, activist and educator. We Are Going (1964), published under the name Kath Walker, was the first book of poetry by an Aboriginal Australian woman and became a bestseller.
We Are Going is usually considered Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s best-known work, followed by Stradbroke Dreamtime.
Most readers start with We Are Going.
Both refer to the same writer. Other spellings and names include Kath Walker, Oodgeroo.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download, but many can be borrowed free from your public library or Open Library — we link to them below.