Lowitja o donoghue biography for kids
Lowitja o donoghue biography for kids
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Quick facts for kids Lowitja O'Donoghue ACCBE DSG | |
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| Born | Lowitja O'Donoghue (1932-08-00)August 1932 Indulkana, South Australia |
| Died | 4 February 2024(2024-02-04) (aged 91) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Other names | Lois Smart, Lois O'Donoghue |
| Known for | Public service |
| Spouse(s) | Gordon Smart (deceased) |
Lowitja O'Donoghue, AC, CBE, DSG (August 1932 – 4 February 2024), also known as Lois O'Donoghue and Lois Smart, was an Australian public administrator and Indigenous rights advocate.
In 1990–1996 she was the inaugural chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). She was patron of the Lowitja Institute, a research institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing.
Early life and education
Lowitja O'Donoghue, whose birth was unregistered, was born in August 1932, and later assigned the birthdate of 1 August 1932 by missionaries.
She was born on a cattle statio