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Alice Rigney
Alitya (Alice Dorothy) Wallara Rigney , née Richards, (27 November 1942 – 13 May 2017) was an Australian Aboriginal scholar. She was a Kaurna elder and part of the team that revived the Kaurna language. Life Rigney was born on the Aboriginal Mission at Point Pearce, South Australia, Point Pearce. When she completed primary school, her teacher arranged for her to attend Unley High School in Adelaide as the local high schools would not accept Aboriginal children. She returned to Point Pearce following her schooling and training as a nurse, married and raised her family there. She worked at the local kindergarten, then as a School Support Officer at Maitland Area School. She was eventually registered as a teacher, but for Point Pearce only. She then went to Adelaide and was the only Aboriginal student of 400 at the de Lissa Institute, before 1980 Adelaide Kindergarten Teachers College, renamed for Lillian Daphne de Lissa and now part of the University of South Australia. Once she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Pearce, South Australia
Point Pearce, also spelt Point Pierce in the past, is a town in the Australian state of South Australia. The town is located in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area, north-west of the state capital, Adelaide. At the , Point Pearce had a population of 91. It is known for the mission established for Aboriginal people in the late nineteenth century. The location was originally known as Bookooyanna by the local Narungga people, usually spelt Bukkiyana in modern sources. Established as Point Pearce Mission Station in 1868, it became the Point Pearce Aboriginal Station after it was taken over by the state government in 1915, as an Aboriginal reserve. In 1972, ownership was transferred to the Point Pearce Community Council under the '' Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966''. History Also known as Point Pierce, it was one of several missions established in South Australia in the late 19th century, which included Poonindie (1850), Point McLeay (Raukkan, 1850), Killalpaninna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |