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In the 1960s Wirrpanda joined her mother and sisters in working towards Aboriginal rights with the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI). [4] They were part of the movement that won approval of the 1967 Referendum. [5] Wirrpanda became an officer of the National Council of Aboriginal and Islander Women when it formed in 1972, and was a co ...

TO MARGARET Wirrpanda, the 1967 referendum represents an opportunity lost. The overwhelming affirmative vote in favour of Aboriginal rights wasn't acted on by the government of the day. Her ...

Honour Roll. Born in Cummeragunja in NSW in 1936, Margaret 'Dharrul' Wirrpanda was a Yorta Yorta woman who spoke fluent Gumatji as well as Yorta Yorta. Her family has always been involved with supporting their community. Her mother was in the first Aboriginal delegation to Canberra. Aunty Margaret learned at a young age how important it was to ...