Remembering Yunupingu: A Giant of Indigenous Australia

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Remembering Yunupingu: A Giant of Indigenous Australia
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Aboriginal leader Yunupingu, who was a trailblazer in the fight for land rights and constitutional recognition of Indigenous people in Australia, has died at the age of 74 after a long illness. He rose to prominence in the land rights movement in the 1960s and was named Australian of the Year in 1978. Yunupingu was also celebrated as a singer, artist and promoter of Indigenous culture. He helped set up the Northern Land Council and the Yothu Yindi Foundation, and advocated for constitutional recognition of Indigenous people through the Voice to Parliament.

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