Lowitja O’Donoghue, celebrated campaigner for Aboriginal Australians, dies aged 91
by Josh Butler and Daisy Dumas from World news | The Guardian on (#6JC07)
A member of the stolen generations, the Yankunytjatjara leader was only reunited with her mother through a chance meeting 30 years later
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Lowitja O'Donoghue, a Yankunytjatjara leader and activist, has died at the age of 91.
The Lowitja Institute announced her death on Sunday. A pioneering leader in Aboriginal advancement and recognition campaigns, O'Donoghue was a formidable leader who was never afraid to listen, speak and act", her family said.
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