Aunty Kathy Mills
| Aunty Kathy Mills | |
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| Occupation | Community organiser, Activist |
Aunty Kathy Mills is a community leader, singer, Aboriginal elder and activist.
Kathy was the first woman to be elected to the Northern Land Council as a result of a directive from the Commonwealth government at the time, early 1980s, that the NLC needed board membership representation from the Darwin urban region.
She is a Kungarakung/Gurindji woman from the Northern Territory.
Among her children are the members of musical group the Mills Sisters, who are well known for their 1986 recording of Kathy’s song "Arafura Pearl".
She was appointed as a co-commissioner for the NT to the panel of the Stolen Generations Inquiry, which produced the ‘Bringing Them Home’ report and was a major factor in getting the Stolen Generation issue recognised at a national level.
Kathy became a strong advocate for services addressing alcohol policy and alcoholism and was a key figure in the establishment of the FORWAARD alcohol rehabilitation centre in Darwin.
In 1986, she was named the NAIDOC national and Northern Territory Aboriginal of the Year.