Bonita Mabo

Bonita Mabo
Born Bonita Neehow
Halifax, Queensland
Spouse(s) Eddie Mabo (m. 1959; died 1992)

Bonita Mabo AO[1] [2]is an educator[3] and activist for Aboriginal Australians, Torres Strait Islanders, and Australian South Sea Islanders.[4][5][6] She is the widow of Eddie Mabo.[4]

Bonita Mabo was born in Halifax, Queensland and is an Australian South Sea Islander of Vanuatuan descent whose ancestors were "blackbirded" to work in the sugar cane industry in Queensland.[3]

In the 2012 television film Mabo, Deborah Mailman played the role of Bonita Mabo.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "MABO, Ernestine Bonita - Officer of the Order of Australia - 26 January 2013". It's an Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bonita Mabo awarded AO". ABC News (Australia) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 Fraser, Andrew (26 January 2013). "Bonita Mabo's battle as vital as Eddie's". The Australian (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "It's time, says Bonita Mabo". Sydney Morning Herald. 2004-08-01. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  5. ↑ Negus, George (2003-08-06). "Bonita Mabo Interview". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  6. ↑ MacLean, Danielle. "For Who I Am-Bonita Mabo". Screen Australia. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  7. ↑ "Bonita Mabo honoured by Mailman at Logies award". National Indigenous Times. 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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