Jacky Green b. 1953

  • Artist (Painter)
Garawa artist and activist
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Jacky Green is a Garawa man. He was born in 1953 under a coolabah tree in one of the creek beds at Soudan Station in the Northern Territory. After his days as a stockman, Jacky worked for the Northern Land Council and is now a director of the Carpenteria Land Council. He started the Garawa rangers and Waanya/Garawa Rangers in 2005 and continues this work today. Jacky has spent over 30 years fighting for the protection of his country and its sacred sites. He began to paint in 2008 to get his voice heard, to show others what is happening to his country and people.

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