Galarrwuy Yunupingu

Galarrwuy Yunupingu

AM
Galarrwuy Yunupingu; AM
	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
Parent	Mungurrawuy Yunupingu (father);
Relatives	Mandawuy Yunupingu (brother); Nyapanyapa Yunupingu (sister); Nancy Gaymala Yunupingu (sister); Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu; Djalu Gurruwiwi (brother-in-law);
Awards	Australian of the Year (1978); Member of the Order of Australia (1985);

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.

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