Английская Википедия:Eileen Cummings
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Eileen Cummings (born 1943)[1] is a teacher, policy and liaison officer and Indigenous leader in the Northern Territory of Australia.[2] She is a member of the Rembarrnga Ngalakan ethnic groups.[3] She is also a member of the 'Stolen Generation' and is an activist advocating for the well-being of living members of that group.
Early life
Eileen Cummings was born in Arnhem Land in the Barunga-Wugularr region where she lived along with her mother, Florrie Lindsay, and her stepfather, Chuckerduck.Шаблон:Sfn She is a member of the 'Stolen Generation' having been separated from her family at a tender age of four and a half. This event took place at Mainoru Station in central Arnhem Land in 1949.[4][5] Her departure initially met with excitement to be going for a ride. However, her joy gave way to longing for her mother when a red truck came to pick her up without her mother's knowledge..Шаблон:Sfn Subsequently, she was taken to the Maranboy Police Station before finding her new home on Croker Island.[6] Her name was changed and she was taught to be ashamed of her aboriginal identity while growing up in the institution.Шаблон:Sfn Cummings remained at this institution until she was fifteen, after which she resided in a foster home in Darwin until she was eighteen.Шаблон:Sfn It was in her adulthood when she returned to see her mother, Lindsay.Шаблон:Sfn
Career
Cummings was the first Indigenous person in the Northern Territory to qualify as a pre-school teacher.[2] She also worked as a policy adviser to the Northern Territory Chief Minister in the Office of Women's Policies where she gave advice on women's issues.[7]Шаблон:Sfn She coordinated the consultation in the development of the Aboriginal Family Violence Strategy and was a co-author.[2]Шаблон:Sfn
In the 2013 Federal Election, Cummings was unsuccessful as Australian First Nations Political Party candidate for the Division of Solomon in the House of Representatives.[8][9]
She is the Chairperson of the Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation.[10][11] She works to bring compensation to those who are part of the Stolen Generation and on Sorry Day, 2017, filed a case with the NT Stolen Generations organization against the federal government.[12]
She is a University Fellow of Charles Darwin University.[13]
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