Rebel with a Cause Season 1 Episode 3 - Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Airdate: 2023-Oct-15

Episode summary:

Oodgeroo Noonuccal's vivacious words, archives, hopes, and dreams are intertwined with the present-day activities of her talented family.Born in 1920 and leaving Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) at 13 to work as a domestic, she later joined the army.Earning a stripe for her service.After the war, she married, had two children, and became activated in the Communist Party; the only group opposed to the white Australia policy.There she was introduced to the realist writers and was supported to become the first Aboriginal to publish a book of verse.Quickly rising to fame.In 1988, she returned her Order of Australia merit and changed her name in protest the bi-centennial celebration.Her poetic viewpoint and fierce visionary defiance - possesses a profound quality still resonating today in generations of Australians.

About Rebel with a Cause series:

This four-part documentary series hones in on the political dimension of the personal, showcasing the unparalleled efforts of four First Nations tr...Show more >