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Mick Miller (1937–1998) was a notable Aboriginal Australian activist, politician, and statesman who campaigned for most of his life seeking greater social justice, land rights, and improved life opportunities for Aboriginal Australians in North Queensland and Australia.〔(FAIRA (April 1998) "Mick Miller - Champion of the Oppressed" Queensland's Land Rights Newspaper, Brisbane ) Accessed 5 June 2010〕 In 1998 Queensland's ''Land Rights'' newspaper summarized and described Mick Miller and his life's contribution as follows:〔 == Biographical details == Mick Miller was born on Palm Island, Queensland on 16 January 1937, son of Michael Miller Senior (Waanyi) and Cissie Miller (née Sibley) (Kuku Yalanji), and eldest of seven children (5 girls, 2 boys)〔 By the early 1960s Miller had married Pat O'Shane in Cairns, and together they had two daughters, Lydia and Marilyn. Later he married Barbara Russell, and had a son, Michael.〔 Mick Miller died from a heart seizure on the 5 April 1998.〔(Natasha Case et al (1998) "Recent Happenings" Aboriginal Law Bulletin 50 ) Accessed 7 June 2010〕 It was reported that his funeral was attended by over a thousand people.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mick Miller (Aboriginal statesman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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