Kado Muir
Kado Muir | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | artist, anthropologist, Indigenous rights activist |
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Kado Muir (born 1970 in Leonora, Western Australia) is an Australian Aboriginal artist, anthropologist[1] and Indigenous rights activist. He is a leader of the Ngalia tribe and an applicant on the Mantjintjarra Ngalia peoples native title claim.
Muir has researched and published on Australian Aboriginal heritage and native title.[2][3] He is an accomplished artist specialising in printmaking[4] and works on canvas. He is a fierce advocate for the rights of Indigenous Australians in land rights,[5] protecting heritage,[6] and recognising the value of traditional knowledge[7][8] and cultural expression.
In 2016, Muir was selected as the WA Nationals' lead senate candidate at the 2016 federal election. He previously stood as a candidate for the Greens, including at the 2004 and 2010 federal elections and the 2005 and 2013 state elections.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.dia.wa.gov.au/Heritage--Culture/Heritage-management/Aboriginal-Cultural-Material-Committee-ACMC/ACMC-members/ accessed 5 September 2009
- ^ http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/ntpapers/ip23web.pdf accessed 5 September 2009
- ^ Lisa Strelein and Kado Muir (eds) in Native Title in Perspective (2000)
- ^ http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/artist/12849/kado-muir.aspx accessed 5 september 2009
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/01/13/1547022.htm accessed 5 September 2009
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/17/2657858.htm accessed 5 September 2009
- ^ http://www.minerals.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/10119/Muir_K_and_Evans_L9A2.pdf accessed 5 September 2009
- ^ http://www.atns.net.au/agreement.asp?EntityID=2873 accessed 5 September 2009
- ^ (5 May 2016). "Kado Muir ready to follow Pat Dodson’s Senate lead for Nats" – The Australian. Retrieved 12 May 2016.