Gatjil Djerrkura

Gatjil Djerrkura

Gatjil Djerrkura OAM (30 June 1949 - 26 May 2004) was an Aboriginal leader and indigenous spokesman in the Northern Territory and Australia.

He was a senior elder of the Wangurri Aboriginal clan of the Yolngu people. He was responsible for a number of traditional and ceremonial activities on behalf of his clan and the East Arnhem Land/Yirrkala Aboriginal community.

He served as Chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), appointed on 6 December 1996 to 2000.

In 1984 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to the Aboriginal community.

His son Nathan Djerrkura currently plays for Geelong in the Australian Football League.

Positions

*Chairman of the Batchelor College Council, NT
*Director of the Board of the Indigenous Land Corporation
*Director of the Board of the Land Enterprise Australia
*member of the Council for Aboriginal reconciliation
*General Manager of Yirrkala Business Enterprises in Nhulunbuy
*Chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation
*Director of the Henry Walker Group


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