William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian)

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William Cooper was an Aboriginal Australian political activist and community leader; the first to lead a national movement recognised by the Australian Government.

Statue of Sir Douglas Nicholls, who was mentored by his uncle, William Cooper, and his wife Lady Gladys, in Parliament Gardens, Victoria

Cooper's goal to see Aboriginal affairs made a Commonwealth responsibility was not achieved until 1967, thanks in part to his protege, Douglas Nicholls (centre).

Yorta Yorta

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The Yorta Yorta, also known as Jotijota, are an Aboriginal Australian people who have traditionally inhabited the area surrounding the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers in present-day north-eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales.

Indigenous pop singer Jessica Mauboy performs "Ngarra Burra Ferra" at the 2013 Mbantua Festival in Alice Springs, with Aboriginal Australian students from Yipirinya State Primary School, of which Mauboy is the official ambassador.