Bonita Mabo
Bonita Mabo | |
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Bonita Mabo AO[1] [2]is an educator[3] and activist for Aboriginal Australians, Torres Strait Islanders, and Australian South Sea Islanders.[4][5][6] She is the widow of Eddie Mabo.[4]
Bonita Mabo was born in Halifax, Queensland and is an Australian South Sea Islander of Vanuatuan descent whose ancestors were "blackbirded" to work in the sugar cane industry in Queensland.[3]
In the 2012 television film Mabo, Deborah Mailman played the role of Bonita Mabo.[7]
References
- ^ "MABO, Ernestine Bonita - Officer of the Order of Australia - 26 January 2013". It's an Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Bonita Mabo awarded AO". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ a b Fraser, Andrew (26 January 2013). "Bonita Mabo's battle as vital as Eddie's". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ a b "It's time, says Bonita Mabo". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ Negus, George (6 August 2003). "Bonita Mabo Interview". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ MacLean, Danielle. "For Who I Am-Bonita Mabo". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
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