Gordon Briscoe
| Gordon Briscoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 Alice Springs |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Ethnicity | Indigenous Australian - Marduntjara and Pitjantjatjara nations |
| Education | BA (Hist), MA, PhD - Australian National University |
| Occupation | Research Fellow |
| Employer | Australian National University |
| Home town | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Dr Gordon Briscoe AO (born 1938 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia) is an Indigenous Australian academic and activist. He is also a former Association football player.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Briscoe is descended from the Marduntjara and Pitjantjatjara nations of Central Australia. As a boy he was removed from his mother as a child and was educated at St Francis House in Adelaide.[2]
[edit] Activism
He was involved in the establishment in New South Wales of the Aboriginal Progress Association in the 1950s, the Aboriginal Legal Service in the 1960s and the Aboriginal Medical Service in 1972.[3]
[edit] Academia
In 1981 he began his academic career with the Australian National University. His focus is on Indigenous history and was involved in the production of the SBS documentary First Australians. [3]
[edit] Soccer
After playing state league for Adelaide Croatia alongside Charles Perkins and John Moriarty, Briscoe moved to England in 1958 with the hope of playing professional football. He had stints at Barnet and Preston North End (although he did not make a first team appearance), before returning to Australia at the suggestion of his former schoolmate and teammate Perkins.[1][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jupp, James (2001). The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. Cambridge University Press. p. 248. ISBN 0-521-80789-1.
- ^ "People - Gordon Briscoe". Collaborating for Indigenous Rights. National Museum of Australia. http://indigenousrights.net.au/person.asp?pID=1051. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ a b "Staff Profile - John Moriarty". Australian National University. http://acih.anu.edu.au/people/staff/gordon.php. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ "Catalogue - Summary". National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2826289. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
