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Early life • She was born in January 1951. • She was born in Perth, Western Australia. • She is the eldest of five children. • She didn’t want to be of Aboriginal descent so she called herself an Indian.
Important achievment • 1990 – winner of the order of Australia book prize. • 1987 - human rights literature and other writing award for my place.
Interesting facts • She was raised by her mother & Grandmother.