Cheryl Buchannans Story

We are pleased to provide an inspirational account of Cheryl Buchannans (Chair of the Kooma Traditional Owners) personal story. This is an excellent opportuntiy to gain insight to the Kooma peoples history.

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Posted by Daniel Loden to EWB Challenge, 6th May 2010, 5:45pm

Cheryl Buchanan

My Story

Cheryl studied at the University of Hawaii as a scholarshipholder.Upon her return to Australia she became involved in the BrisbaneTribal Council, and attended the University of Queensland.During 1974 Buchanan worked as the race relations field director for theAustralian Union of Students and spent several months visiting communitiesin the Northern Territory and Western Australia, encouraging their strugglefor land rights. In 1975 she moved to Melbourne, Victoria, where she became director of the Black Resources Centre (BRC). The Centre later moved to Brisbane, and Cheryl became one of the principal campaigners for the acquittal of ‘The Brisbane Three’,two Aboriginal men and a Chilean charged with conspiracy over an alleged extortion attempt.

The three were acquitted due partly to the support of BRC periodical Black Liberation from975 to 1977. Buchanan was one of the main contributors to this publication, writing articleson a range of issues including history, politics, education, land rights, prisons and welfare.In 1980 she published Kargun, the first of a series of poetry volumes by Lionel Fogarty. Thispublication led to the development of Murrie Coo-ee, an Aboriginal publishing firm atCoominya which continues to operate under Buchanans directorship.

Session Outline

Cheryl will be providing us with an inspirational account of her personal story.

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