Jean Aileen Little OAM | |
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Gaarkamunda | |
 Little in 2012 | |
| Born | 1941 (age 82–83) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Jean Jans, Jean Ling |
| Alma mater | St. Andrew's War Memorial Hospital |
| Occupation(s) | Nurse, Public Servant, Aboriginal Affairs Activist |
| Awards | Medal of the Order of Australia |
Jean Aileen Little OAM,[1] née Ling (also known as Jean Jans from her first marriage, born 1941) is an Australian Aboriginal leader and community advocate from Mapoon in the Far North Queensland. In 1997 the then Governor of Queensland, Leneen Forde, awarded Little the Medal of the Order[1] of Australia for her services to Aboriginal health and community services.
- ^ a b "Search Australian Honours – Advanced Search: Jans, Jean Aileen". It's an Honour: Australia Celebrating Australians. Commonwealth of Australia 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2013.