In its broadest sense, “reconciliation” is the Australian term that refers to unity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Supporting reconciliation means working to overcome separation and inequality among all Australians (Australia, nd). In 1992, then-Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered the Redfern Park speech in which he publicly acknowledged that European soldiers were responsible for many crimes against Aboriginal communities: “We did the murders. We took the children away from their mothers. We practiced discrimination and exclusion. our ignorance and prejudice (Government, 1992)." Since 1993, Reconciliation Week has been a national event that celebrates positive and respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. This enables all Australians to bridge gaps and to achieve a shared sense of fairness and justice The ultimate aim of the week is to build strong relationships and trust between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians, as a foundation for success and. to improve national welfare (Australia, nd). However, this advocacy for the rights and recognition of indigenous peoples was put forward by civil rights activists in the 1950s and 1960s. Oodgeroo Noonuccal was an important activist. from this period until his death in 1993. Oodgeroo Noonuccal contributed significantly to the civil rights of Australia's indigenous peoples through his tireless campaigning to educate non-indigenous Australians and enact political change that would not only recognize indigenous peoples Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders in the census, but would better understand their wealthy. and a diverse culture. Noonuccal's contribution can be seen through her important article on Australian working women and the life of Oodgeroo Noonuccal is featured in one of the exhibitions. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English wrote: "Overall, his work and life were a passionate and articulate expression of the wrongs inflicted on Aboriginal Australians and of the indomitable will of Aboriginal people not only to survive but to prosper. Oodgeroo's seemingly timeless popularity is a testament to both its survival and prosperity. To find out more: http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Mi-So/Noonuccal-Oodgeroo.html#ixzz32Lc9ZFQE To find out more: http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Mi -So/Noonuccal-Oodgeroo.html#ixzz32LbtoYk8 - In almost every primary school in Australia, Walker's poems are used as literacy tools to teach younger generations about Aboriginal culture.