- Tania Major
Tania Major (born
13 June ,1981 ), first came to prominence in 2004 as the youngest person elected to theAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).Born in Cairns,
Queensland in 1981, to Peter Taylor and Priscilla Major, Tania Major was educated atClayfield College andGriffith University in Brisbane, where she graduated with aBachelor of Arts inCriminology andCriminal Justice .cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = MAJOR Tania| accessdate = 2007-09-21| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]The Cairns-based indigenous youth advocate used her profile to draw attention to
domestic violence in theAboriginal community. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/05/1060064179103.html Please, help us help ourselves] , Tania Major, The Age, 6 August 2003] Her forthright way of addressing the problems focused national attention on them.She spoke to opinion makers, the public and
government aboutsexual violence andrape in the Aboriginal community, asking Prime MinisterJohn Howard to help lift the "blanket of shame" that was preventing such assaults being reported."I'm proud to be an Aboriginal Australian and to have been recognised and acknowledged for the work I'm involved in," Ms Major said.
In 2007, Major was named Queensland Young Australian of the Year and
Young Australian of the Year . [ [http://www.australianoftheyear.gov.au/pages/page305.asp 2007 Australian of the Year Awards recipients] , National Australia Day Council] She is currently the Youth Development Project Officer for theCape York Institute for Policy and Leadership , and a Regional Councillor for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).References
External links
* [http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/sixtyminutes/stories/2006_07_30/story_1727.asp Transcript, "Cry from the Heart] , "
60 Minutes ", July 30, 2006.
* [http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2003/20030728_positions_vacant/int_major.htm Four Corners Interview with Tania Major]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/young-australian-tania-major/2007/01/25/1169594432321.html Young Australian: Tania Major]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=rv6htb2zdRk Youtube video 2007]
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