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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Resilience

Indigenous leadership

Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Neville Bonner, Lowitja O'Donoghue, Mandawuy Yunupingu and Adam Goodes

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Mandawuy Yunupingu
Mandawuy Yunupingu, 1991 (printed 2011) Lorrie Graham. © Lorrie Graham
Senator Bonner
Senator Bonner, 1990 Robert Campbell Jnr. © Estate of Robert Campbell Jnr. Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
Lowitja O'Donoghue
Lowitja O'Donoghue, 2006 Robert Hannaford AM. © Commonwealth of Australia
Mandawuy Yunupingu, NT
Mandawuy Yunupingu, NT, 2004 John Elliott. © John Elliott
Discussion between Bob Hawke and Yunupingu, Burunga Festival, Northern Territory
Discussion between Bob Hawke and Yunupingu, Burunga Festival, Northern Territory, 1988 (printed 2015) Sue Ford. © Sue Ford/Copyright Agency, 2024
Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lowitja O’Donoghue at the opening of the inaugural National Aboriginal Conference, Canberra
Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lowitja O’Donoghue at the opening of the inaugural National Aboriginal Conference, Canberra, 1978 (printed 2014) Mervyn Bishop. © Mervyn Bishop
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes), 2014 Alan Jones. © Alan Jones/Copyright Agency, 2024
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Awesome Achievers

A cross-curriculum learning resource

Learning resource archive

What makes someone awesome? And how does a portrait tell a person's story? Bring your students up close and personal with some great Australians. For upper primary school students.
Senator Bonner
Senator Bonner
Senator Bonner
Senator Bonner

National Reconciliation Week tours

1:00pm, Wed 27 May – Wed 3 Jun

Join us for a free National Reconciliation Week highlights tour.
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Tue 2 Jun

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.
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