Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska/Walker
Born- Kathleen
Jean Mary Ruska, 3 November 1920, Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), Queensland,
Australia
Died- 16 September 1993 (aged 72) Altone Meadows, Victoria, Australia
Other names- Kath Walker, Kathleen Ruska, Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Occupation- domestic servant, corporal, writer, educator, poet
Employer- Australian Womens Army Service, Noonuccal-Nughie Education Cultural Centre
Known for- Poetry, acting, writing, Aboriginal rights activism
Political Party- Communist Party of Australia
Board member of- Federal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI)
Spouse-Bruce Walker-married 1942- (he was a member of the Gigingin) (Logan) people and was a childhood friend of hers
Children- Dennis Walker, Vivian Walker
Kath was the first aboriginal people to have published a book of verse
Some of Kath's poetry include: (just to name a few)
We are Going: Poems (1964)
The Dawn is at Hand: Poems (1966)
My People: A Kath Walker collection 1970)
For children
Stradbroke Dreamtime (1972)
Father Sky and Mother Earth (1981)
Little Fella (1986)
The Rainbow Serpent (1988)
Non fiction
Towards a Global Village in the Southern Hemisphere (1989)
The Spirit of Australia (1989)
Australian Legends And Landscapes (1990)
Australia's Unwritten History: More legends of our land (1992)
She said things for her community, through books, poems, lectures. Stood up for what she believed in/what she thought was right/her people. People respected her for what she did and for the lady that she was. Believed in her people and the thoughts/culture of her people. She was the voice for racial discrimination for her people.
Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska/Walker was truly an inspirational,intelligent, and well respected lady.
Died- 16 September 1993 (aged 72) Altone Meadows, Victoria, Australia
Other names- Kath Walker, Kathleen Ruska, Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Occupation- domestic servant, corporal, writer, educator, poet
Employer- Australian Womens Army Service, Noonuccal-Nughie Education Cultural Centre
Known for- Poetry, acting, writing, Aboriginal rights activism
Political Party- Communist Party of Australia
Board member of- Federal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI)
Spouse-Bruce Walker-married 1942- (he was a member of the Gigingin) (Logan) people and was a childhood friend of hers
Children- Dennis Walker, Vivian Walker
Kath was the first aboriginal people to have published a book of verse
Some of Kath's poetry include: (just to name a few)
We are Going: Poems (1964)
The Dawn is at Hand: Poems (1966)
My People: A Kath Walker collection 1970)
For children
Stradbroke Dreamtime (1972)
Father Sky and Mother Earth (1981)
Little Fella (1986)
The Rainbow Serpent (1988)
Non fiction
Towards a Global Village in the Southern Hemisphere (1989)
The Spirit of Australia (1989)
Australian Legends And Landscapes (1990)
Australia's Unwritten History: More legends of our land (1992)
She said things for her community, through books, poems, lectures. Stood up for what she believed in/what she thought was right/her people. People respected her for what she did and for the lady that she was. Believed in her people and the thoughts/culture of her people. She was the voice for racial discrimination for her people.
Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska/Walker was truly an inspirational,intelligent, and well respected lady.