Galarrwuy yunupingu biography of rory
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Galarrwuy yunupingu biography of rory
Galarrwuy Yunupingu
Aboriginal Australian activist (–)
Galarrwuy YunupinguAM (30 June – 3 April ), 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 Australian of the Year.
Early life and education
Galarrwuy Yunupingu was born at Melville Bay, near Yirrkala, on 30 June , and was a member of the Gumatj clan of the Yolngu people.[1] His father, Mungurrawuy Yunupingu, was a well-known artist and leader of his clan; siblings included lead singer of Yothu Yindi, his brother Mandawuy Yunupingu; and several artist sisters, including Nyapanyapa Yunupingu and Nancy Gaymala Yunupingu.[2][3]
He attended the Mission School at Yirrkala in his formative years, and moved to Brisbane to study at