Galarrwuy Yunupingu | |
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 Yunupingu in 1977 | |
| Born | 30 June 1948 Gunyangura, Melville Bay, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Died | 3 April 2023 (aged 74) Northern Territory |
| Known for | Indigenous rights activism, leadership, art, music |
| Movement | Aboriginal land rights in Australia |
| Father | Mungurrawuy Yunupingu |
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Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM (30 June 1948 – 3 April 2023), also known as James Galarrwuy Yunupingu and Dr Yunupingu, was an Indigenous Australian activist who was a leader in the Aboriginal Australian community. He was involved in Indigenous land rights throughout his career. He was a Yolngu man of the Gumatj clan, from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. He was the 1978 Australian of the Year.