Natascha McNamara
Natascha Duschene McNamara AM, MBE (born 1935 in Clare, South Australia) is an Ngarrindjeri Australian academic, activist, and researcher.[1] She co-founded the Aboriginal Training and Cultural Institute in Balmain, New South Wales and served as President of the Aboriginal Children's Advancement Society Ltd. Her affiliations include: Fellowship, Centre of Indigenous Development Education and Research, University of Wollongong (as Adjunct Senior Researcher); member, Australian Press Council; and Member, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Council.
Natascha McNamara AM MBE | |
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| Born | 1935 (age 85–86) Clare, South Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | Ngarrindjeri Australian |
| Occupation | Academic, researcher |
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Awards and honours
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil list), 3 June 1978[2]
- Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 8 June 1992.[2]
References
- AIATSIS Institute News November, 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2009
- Land, Clare (27 April 2009). "Profile of Natascha Duschene McNamara". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
Sources
- Horton, David (editor), The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture, Aboriginal Studies Press for AIATSIS, Canberra, 1994, 2 v. (p. xxxiii); Australian Press Council.
External links
- http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3572152
- http://www.presscouncil.org.au/
- http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0120b.htm
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