Mick Miller | |
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Born | Palm Island, Queensland, Australia | January 16, 1937
Died | April 5, 1998 Cairns, Queensland, Australia | (aged 61)
Resting place | Cairns |
Nationality | Waanyi & Kuku Yalanji |
Citizenship | Australian |
Education | Kelvin Grove Teachers College |
Occupation(s) | Social activist, land rights campaigner and statesman |
Known for | Promoting and advocating Australian Aboriginal social justice, rights, and opportunity |
Board member of | Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI) Aboriginal Arts Board North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Development Commission State Tripartite Forum. |
Spouse(s) | Pat O'Shane, Barbara Russell |
Children | Lydia, Marilyn & Michael Miller |
Michael John "Mick" Miller (16 January 1937 – 5 April 1998) was a notable Aboriginal Australian activist, politician, and statesman who campaigned for most of his life seeking greater social justice, land rights, and improved life opportunities for Aboriginal Australians in North Queensland and the rest of Australia.