Rebel With A Cause: Oodgeroo NoonuccalOctober 15, 2023

Oodgeroo Noonuccal's vivacious words, archives, hopes, and dreams are intertwined with the present-day activities of her talented family. Born in 1920 and leaving Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) at 13 to work as a domestic, she later joined the army. Earning a stripe for her service. After the war, she married, had two children, and became activated in the Communist Party; the only group opposed to the white Australia policy. There she was introduced to the realist writers and was supported to become the first Aboriginal to publish a book of verse. Quickly rising to fame. In 1988, she returned her Order of Australia merit and changed her name in protest the bi-centennial celebration. Her poetic viewpoint and fierce visionary defiance - possesses a profound quality still resonating today in generations of Australians.

Rebel With A Cause: Oodgeroo Noonuccal was broadcast on NITV at Sunday 15 October 2023, 10:09.