Territory Stories

Barbara Cummings

Details:

Title

Barbara Cummings,

Creator

Cummings, Barbara,

Name

Barbara Cummings,

Collection

Territory Women, HistoryNT,

Place of birth

Darwin,

Date of birth

1948-05-11,

Occupation

Author, Government Administration,

Date of death

2019-09-27,

Place of death

Darwin,

Cultural heritage

Indigenous Australian,

Honours and awards

Aboriginal of the Year award 1991.,

Biographical notes

Barbara, a member of the Stolen Generation, was brought up in the Retta Dixon Home. She graduated in social work and community development before working with the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and the Northern Territory Government. She was involved with a number of organisations in a voluntary capacity and played a crucial role in the establishment of Karu, the Aboriginal and Islander Child Care Agency in Darwin.,

Subject

Women, Northern Territory,

Related materials

ABC Radio Speaking Out program : Barbara Cummings,

Related links

http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22398935 [Sykes, Roberta B., and Sandy Edwards. Murawina : Australian Women of High Achievement. Sydney: Doubleday, 1993.],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/227611,