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Ningali Lawford-Wolf
Ningali Josie Lawford, also known as Ningali Lawford-Wolf and Josie Ningali Lawford, (1967 – 11 August 2019) was an Aboriginal Australian actress known for her roles in the films ''Rabbit-Proof Fence'' (2002), ''Bran Nue Dae (film), Bran Nue Dae'' (2009), and ''Last Cab to Darwin (film), Last Cab to Darwin'' (2015), for which she was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Early life and education Ningali Josie Lawford was born in 1967 on Christmas Creek Station, a cattle station in Wangkatjungka Community, Wangkatjungka, near Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia, where her father, a Stockman (Australia), stockman, and mother, a Domestic worker, domestic, worked. She was a member of the Walmadjari (Tjiwaling) people, and of the Wangkatjunga language group. After attending Kewdale Senior High School in Perth, she spent a year in Anchorage, Alaska, on an American Field Scholarship. Lawford trained in dance at the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangkatjungka Community
Wangkatjungka is a large Aboriginal community located 130 km south east of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby–West Kimberley. Native title The community is located within the registered Kurungal (WAD6217/98) native title Aboriginal title is a common law doctrine that the land rights of indigenous peoples to customary tenure persist after the assumption of sovereignty under settler colonialism. The requirements of proof for the recognition of aboriginal title, ... claim area. Governance The community is managed through its incorporated body, Kurungal Inc. Town planning Wangkatjungka Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1. References External links Community portalNative Title Claimant application summary {{authority control Towns in Western Australia Aboriginal communities in Kimberley (Western Australia) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |