Barbara Weir

For the scientist, adventurer, and editor, see Barbara Weir (scientist).

Barbara Weir
Bornc. 1945 (2024-11-22UTC16:45)
near Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia
Died(2023-01-03)3 January 2023
NationalityAustralian
Known forPainting
MovementContemporary Indigenous Australian art

Barbara (originally Florrie)[1] Weir (c. 1945 – 3 January 2023)[2] is an Australian Aboriginal[notes 1] artist and politician. One of the Stolen Generations, she was removed from her Aboriginal family and raised in a series of foster homes. In the 1970s Weir returned to her family territory of Utopia, 300 kilometres (190 mi) northeast of Alice Springs. She became active in the local land rights movement of the 1970s and was elected the first woman president of the Indigenous Urapunta Council in 1985. After starting to paint in her mid-forties, she also gained recognition as a notable artist of Central Australia. She also managed the artistic career of her own mother, Minnie Pwerle, who was also a noted artist.

  1. ^ McCulloch, Susan (2005). "Late bloomer [Profile of artist Minnie Pwerle]". Australian Art Collector. 32 (Apr–Jun 2005): 84–88.
  2. ^ McCulloch, Susan (24 January 2023). "From stolen generations to international acclaim". SMH. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Dean, J (1984) Tasmania v Commonwealth. 158 CLR. p. 243.
  4. ^ Gardiner-Garden, John (5 December 2000). "The Definition of Aboriginality". Department of the Parliamentary Library Research Note. 18. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Who can identify as an Indigenous Australian person?". What Works: The Work Program. Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Who are indigenous peoples?" (PDF). Indigenous peoples, Indigenous voices: factsheet. United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2010.


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