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'''Isabel Edie Coe''' (1951 - 2012) was a [[Wiradjuri]] woman born at [[Erambie Mission]] near [[Cowra]], and one of the most prominent [[Australian Aboriginal]] leaders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-12/aboriginal-campaigner-isabelle-coe-dies/4366472 |title='Determined' Aboriginal campaigner Isabel Coe dies |last1=Kerin |first1=Lindy |date=12 November 2012 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) }}</ref> She had a lead role in the running of the original [[Aboriginal Tent Embassy]] in Canberra, and was the lead litigant in ''Isabel Coe v the Commonwealth'', where she unsuccessfully tried to force the Australian government to recognise the sovereignty of the Wiradjuri nation.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 November 2012 |title=Vale Isabel Coe — a tireless activist |url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/52832 |newspaper=Green Left Weekly |location= }}</ref> She was the sister of prominent activist [[Jenny Munro]]. |
'''Isabel Edie Coe''' (1951 - 2012) was a [[Wiradjuri]] woman born at [[Erambie Mission]] near [[Cowra]], and one of the most prominent [[Australian Aboriginal]] leaders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-12/aboriginal-campaigner-isabelle-coe-dies/4366472 |title='Determined' Aboriginal campaigner Isabel Coe dies |last1=Kerin |first1=Lindy |date=12 November 2012 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) }}</ref> |
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She had a lead role in the running of the original [[Aboriginal Tent Embassy]] in Canberra, and was the lead litigant in ''Isabel Coe v the Commonwealth'' ''(1993)'', where she unsuccessfully tried to force the Australian government to recognise the sovereignty of the Wiradjuri nation.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 November 2012 |title=Vale Isabel Coe — a tireless activist |url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/52832 |newspaper=Green Left Weekly |location= }}</ref> She was the sister of prominent activist [[Jenny Munro]]. |
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Revision as of 23:30, 31 March 2019
Isabel Edie Coe (1951 - 2012) was a Wiradjuri woman born at Erambie Mission near Cowra, and one of the most prominent Australian Aboriginal leaders.[1]
She had a lead role in the running of the original Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, and was the lead litigant in Isabel Coe v the Commonwealth (1993), where she unsuccessfully tried to force the Australian government to recognise the sovereignty of the Wiradjuri nation.[2] She was the sister of prominent activist Jenny Munro.
References
- ^ Kerin, Lindy (12 November 2012). "'Determined' Aboriginal campaigner Isabel Coe dies". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
- ^ "Vale Isabel Coe — a tireless activist". Green Left Weekly. 17 November 2012.