Media Type: Prominent People

November 11, 2025

Ossie Cruse

Oswald “Uncle Ossie” Cruse is a highly respected Aboriginal Elder, Christian pastor and advocate for Aboriginal rights in Australia. Born in Orbost, Victoria, he…

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Percy Davis

Percy Davis (also known by his tribal name Narramurrao) was a respected man of the Yuin people. He was born in Congo (on the…

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Cheryl Overton (Davison)

Cheryl Overton (Davison) is a Walbanja, Ngarigo and Muramurang artist, creative producer, and cultural leader whose life and work are deeply woven…

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Deborah Cheetham

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO is a Yorta Yorta woman, born in 1964 and adopted as part of the Stolen Generations, she grew…

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Kirli Saunders

Kirli Saunders OAM is a proud Gunai woman living on Yuin Country and a multidisciplinary creative whose work powerfully amplifies First Nations…

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Djinama Yiliga Choir

The Djinama Yilaga Choir is an intergenerational Yuin choir based on the Far South Coast of New South Wales, passionately committed to…

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Lynne Thomas

Lynne Thomas is a Yuin and Biripi Cultural knowledge holder whose life and work are rooted in Yuin Country on Australia’s Far…

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Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little AO (1937 – 2012) remains one of the most beloved figures in Australian music and Aboriginal cultural life. Born on…

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Djaadjawan Dancers

The Djaadjawan Dancers are a traditional female Aboriginal dance group from Yuin Country. The name “Djaadjawan” means “sand” in the Dhurga Language,…

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Prodikal 1.

Prodikal-1 (Warren Foster Jnr) is a Yuin / Djiringandj rapper, producer and community educator from Wallaga Lake on the Far South East…

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Welcome to the Yuin Digital Keeping Place. This website is intended to record and share information on events and people that have impacted on Yuin history, language and lifestyle. Over the coming years, we will include an even wider and richer collection of stories from Yuin Families.