Eleanor Bourke Eleanor Bourke i(A102224 works by)
Born: Established: 1943 Hamilton (Vic) area, Western District, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Wergaia ; Aboriginal Wamba Wamba
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BiographyHistory

Eleanor Anne Bourke, Dip Arts Journalism (RMIT), BA Writing (CCAE), MEdStud (Adelaide), JP, Assc Professor in Indigenous Affairs. Bourke is a descendant of the Wergaia and Wamba Wamba peoples of western Victoria. She speaks fluently Greek, and has forged research links with Indigenous peoples from USA and New Zealand in her capacity as the Director of the Aboriginal Research Institute, Faculty of Aboriginal and Islander Studies, University of South Australia.

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2022 recipient Order of Australia Member of the Order of Australia (AM) For significant service to Indigenous heritage, to justice, and to education.
2010 winner Victorian Honour Roll of Woman
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