Lynette Nixon is an Australian human rights advocate, author, and community leader. A Gunggari woman from south-west Queensland, she is recognised for her advocacy for education, traditional language,

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, health, housing, and legal services for Aboriginal communities.

Advocacy

Nixon was involved in establishing the

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in 1979, serving as president, vice-president, and a committee member for many years. She developed educational resources for Aboriginal studies and introduced a language program into primary schools as a language worker for the Kombumerri Aboriginal Corporation. Nixon is one of the authors of ''Binang Goonj – Bridging Cultures in Aboriginal Health'', a textbook on improving the education of doctors and nurses on Aboriginal health and

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. Nixon is the director of the Gunggari Native Title Aboriginal Corporation and the founding member and Gunggari representative on the Northern Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN) Committee. She is a storyteller and a cultural keeper of knowledge for the

Gunggari people The Gunggari, or Kunggari, are an Aboriginal Australian people of southern Queensland. They are to be distinguished from the Kuungkari. Country The traditional tribal lands of the Gunggari stretched over some , taking in the Upper Nebine and M ...

. Nixon, a founding member of Queensland Murray–Darling Committee's Regional Aboriginal Advisory Group (RAAG), launched the Queensland Murray–Darling Committee 'Reconciliation Action Plan – Innovate' at

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in 2018.

Works

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Awards

* 2008 Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Award "Myalla Booboghun" Big Talking Women * 2018

NAIDOC Awards The NAIDOC Awards are annual Australian awards conferred on Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals during the national celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

- Female Elder of the Year

References

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