Bruce McGuinness
Bruce McGuinness | |
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Born | Victoria | 17 June 1939
Years active | 1960–1990 |
Known for | Indigenous rights activism |
Notable work | The Koorier |
Children | Kelli McGuinness (son), in the band Blackfire |
Bruce Brian McGuinness (17 June 1939 – 5 September 2003) was an
Early life and education
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He studied law at Monash University but did not accept his degree.[1]
Activism
In the late 1960s he travelled to the
He joined the
McGuinness advocated for Aboriginal people to take control of their own affairs.
McGuinness helped establish the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service,[1] along with Alma Thorpe and others, in 1973,[7] and was also co-founder of the National Aboriginal and Islander Health Organisation.[2]
The Koorier
McGuiness founded and was responsible for The Koorier, which was the first Aboriginal-initiated national broadsheet newspaper (later known as National Koorier and then Jumbunna[8]). The Koorier and Jumbunna were published by the Victorian Aborigines Advancement League (VAAL), while the National Koorier was the mouthpiece of the National Tribal Council.[3] It was published in Fitzroy between 1968 and 1971,[2] and Lin Onus[9] and Bob Maza were significant contributors to the paper.[3]
Like
Young activist
Films
McGuinness directed the film Black Fire,
His son Kelli McGuinness was a member of a 1990s band called Blackfire, with Kutcha Edwards as lead singer. Their first album was called A Time to Dream, and McGuinness gave the same name to his second film,[15] released in 1974.[18]
Later life and death
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Tranby College shortly before his death from emphysema in Melbourne on 5 September 2003.[1]
Footnotes
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Activist for Aboriginal rights: Black elder's quest for dignity and justice". The Age. The Koori History Website Project. 2 October 2003.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bruce McGuinness". National Museum of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
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- ^ "Memoriam to my friend and mentor Bruce McGuinness". Redflag. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "McGuinness, Bruce Brian". Weekly Times. Herald Sun.
- ^ "Identity Magazine - Institution". Reason in Revolt. 1 November 1972. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- Victorian Government. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "National Koorier [catalogue entry]", Trove, 1969–1970, retrieved 30 September 2022
- ^ McGuinness, Bruce; Onus, Lin (1968), "The koorier[catalogue entry]", Trove, The Koorier, retrieved 30 September 2022
- ISSN 0810-2686
- ^ "National Koorier Vol. 1 No. 7". World Food Books. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Rolls, Mitchell; Johnson, Murray (2011). "Historical Dictionary Of Australian Aborigines". Scarecrow Press. Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via E-book library.
- ISBN 978-1-000-31940-8. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ a b c Korff, Jens (21 December 2018). "Black Fire (Blackfire) (Film)". Creative Spirits. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ISBN 0-19-553432-8.
- ^ Reich, Hannah (13 August 2021). "Documentary Ablaze reveals civil rights leader Bill Onus might have been the first Aboriginal filmmaker". ABC News. The Screen Show. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- IMDb