Media Type: Prominent People
Robert McLeod
Robert (Bobby) McLeod (1947- 2009) was a respected Yuin musician, poet, healer, cultural leader and father of ten, whose life story became…
Lee Butler
Lee Butler (Cruse) is a distinguished Yuin artist based in Eden, New South Wales, whose work celebrates the culture, stories, and landscapes…
Michael Stewart
Michael “Mike” Stewart, a proud Yuin man, served his country in Vietnam, where he was drafted and served as a signalman. While…
Bunja Smith
Uncle Bunja Smith is a respected Elder of the Yuin Nation. He plays an active and leadership role across legal, environmental, health,…
Iris White
Iris White was born in Bega in 1954. She is a highly respected Elder, community leader, and cultural custodian of the Yuin…
Patricia Ellis OAM
Patricia “Trisha” Ellis OAM is a respected Brinja-Yuin Elder and knowledge holder from Moruya. For more than four decades, she has dedicated…
Richard Piety Jnr
Richard “Dick” Piety Jr (1844–1918) was born on 1 November 1844 at Mullenderee near Moruya. His father, Richard Piety Sr, was born…
Gary Campbell
Gary Campbell is a Djiringandj / Yuin man, residing at Wallaga Lake. As a long-standing community advocate and cultural educator, Gary has…
The Hoola Girls
The Hoola girls were an Aboriginal women’s performance troupe who appeared on mid-twentieth-century Australian stages, blending Polynesian-inspired dance with Aboriginal musical traditions…
The Supper Dances
The Supper Dances of Wallaga Lake brought community spirit to the Yuin people during some of the hardest times under government control….
