Oodgeroo Noonuccal

What does NAIDOC stand for?

• National Australia Indigenous Day Open Commonwealth

• Nightly Australian Insightful Day Observance Constitution

• National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee

• National American and Island Day Open Council

What was Oodgeroo Noonuccal's English name?

• Katina Wallace

• Kath Walker

• Catherine Walker

• Kath Wakefield

When was Oodgeroo born?

• 1920

• 1925

• 1930

• 1935

Where was Oodgeroo born?

• South Stradbroke Island

• Hervey Bay

• Byron Bay

• North Stradbroke Island

What does Oodgeroo's poetry highlight?

• Her love of the beach.

• The injustice experienced by Aboriginal people.

• Why she changed her name.

• What it was like to live on her island.

When did Oodgeroo start writing poetry?

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

What was the name of Kath's first poetry publication?

• We Are Staying

• My Island Home

• We Are Going

• Native Peoples

In what year did she adopt her traditional name?

• 1964

• 1988

• 1992

• 2001

What does Oodgeroo mean?

• Native

• Islander

• Paperbark

• Eucalyptus

Other than being a poet, Oodgeroo was also:

• A politician

• Librarian

• Artist

• Sociologist