Natascha Duschene McNamara, MBE, AM (born 1935, Clare, South Australia

Clare, South Australia

The town of Clare is located in South Australia in the Mid North region, 136 km north of Adelaide. It gives its name to the Clare Valley wine and tourist region.-History:One of the first settlers in the area was John Horrocks, in 1839...

, Australia) is an Ngarrindjeri

Ngarrindjeri

The Ngarrindjeri are a nation of eighteen "tribes" consisting of numerous family clans who speak similar dialects of the Ngarrindjeri language and are the traditional Aboriginal people of the lower Murray River, western Fleurieu Peninsula, and the Coorong of southern, central...

 Australian academic, activist, and researcher.

Career

She co-founded the Aboriginal

Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....

 Training and Cultural Institute in Balmain

Balmain

Balmain can refer to:Places:* Balmain, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia* Electoral district of Balmain, an electoral division in New South Wales, Australia* Balmain East, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia...

, New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and served as President of the Aboriginal Children's Advancement Society Ltd.

Of Ngarrindjeri descent, McNamara is the Managing Director of Accord Cross Cultural Development. She is also a member of the Australian Press Council

Australian Press Council

The Australian Press Council is the self-regulatory body of the Australian print media. It was established in 1976 and is a private organisation. Its aims are to help preserve the traditional freedom of the press within Australia and to ensure that the free press acts responsibly and ethically...

 and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Council.

Affiliations

• Fellowship, Centre of Indigenous Development Education and Research (CIDEAR), University of Wollongong
  University of Wollongong
  The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...
  
   (as Adjunct Senior Researcher).

Honours

• Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil list)
  Order of the British Empire
  The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
  
  , 3 June 1978
• Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
  Order of Australia
  The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
  
  , 8 June 1992.

Sources

• Horton, David (editor), The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia
  Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia
  The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture , edited by David Horton, is an encyclopaedia published by the "Aboriginal Studies Press" at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in 1994 and...
  
  : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture, Aboriginal Studies Press for AIATSIS, Canberra, 1994, 2 v. (p. xxxiii); Australian Press Council
  Australian Press Council
  The Australian Press Council is the self-regulatory body of the Australian print media. It was established in 1976 and is a private organisation. Its aims are to help preserve the traditional freedom of the press within Australia and to ensure that the free press acts responsibly and ethically...
  
  .

External links

• http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3572152
• http://www.presscouncil.org.au/
• http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0120b.htm