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Australian Aboriginal activist and football player, coach and administrator
Charles Nelson Perkins (16 June 1936 – 19 October 2000), popularly known as Charlie Perkins, was an Aboriginal Australian activist, soccer player, and
Charles Perkins (Aboriginal activist)
Charles_Perkins_(Aboriginal_activist)
Topics referred to by the same term
Charles Perkins may refer to: Charles Perkins (Aboriginal activist) (1936–2000), Australian soccer player and Indigenous rights activist Charles Perkins
Charles_Perkins
Aboriginal Australian art curator and writer (born 1965)
Kemerre Perkins is an Eastern Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman from Central Australia. She was born in 1965, the daughter of Aboriginal Australian activist Charles
Hetti_Perkins
Australian medical research institute
are also considered epidemics globally. Charles Perkins was one of Australia's most prominent Aboriginal activists. Born in 1936 to an Arrernte woman and
Charles_Perkins_Centre
Australian filmmaker (born 1970)
raised in Canberra. She is the daughter of Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins and his wife Eileen. Perkins was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Rachel_Perkins
2009 Australian film
Remembering Charlie Perkins is a 2009 film tribute to Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins. It features Gordon Briscoe, who was with Perkins from early times
Remembering_Charlie_Perkins
Australian actress
Hetti Perkins. She grew up in a political family, being the great-granddaughter of Arrernte elder Hetty Perkins and the granddaughter of activist and soccer
Madeleine_Madden
Australian woman of Indo-Fijian descent
deportation to Fiji from Sydney Airport. However, Charles Perkins, an Aboriginal Australian activist, staged a fake "kidnapping" of Prasad, taking her
Nancy_Prasad
Aboriginal activist from South Australia
sent to the local school, and met other future Aboriginal leaders and activists, including Charles Perkins, Gordon Briscoe, John Kundereri Moriarty, Richie
Vince_Copley
Australian politician (1942–2023)
for Aboriginal affairs, Hand notably clashed with the secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, outspoken Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins, and
Gerry_Hand
Australian indigenous activist (1938–2023)
sent to the local school, and met other future Aboriginal leaders and activists, including Charles Perkins, John Kundereri Moriarty, Richie Bray, Vince
Gordon_Briscoe
Indigenous Australian activist
paternal line, Charles Perkins, was her great-uncle and an influence on her dedication to education and the preservation of Aboriginal laws. Her mother's
Pat Turner (Aboriginal activist)
Pat_Turner_(Aboriginal_activist)
1965 Aboriginal Australian protest bus journey
Australians in a bus across New South Wales, led by Charles Perkins, an Aboriginal civil rights activist. Most were students from the University of Sydney
Freedom_Ride_(Australia)
Australian Aboriginal community organisation
Brindle and Charles Perkins. A non-Aboriginal woman, Myrtle Cox, was also involved in its establishment. Noffs became chairman and Perkins and Brindle
Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs
Foundation_for_Aboriginal_Affairs
Australian legal services organisation
Freedom Ride led by Charles Perkins in 1965, and was amplified after media reporting on the talk on Black Power given by Caribbean activist Roosevelt Brown
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)
Aboriginal_Legal_Service_(NSW/ACT)
Elaine Darling, Queensland politician (died 2019) 16 June – Charles Perkins, Aboriginal activist (died 2000) 29 June – Eddie Mabo, indigenous land rights
1936_in_Australia
Town in New South Wales, Australia
visited by the group of activists on the famous 1965 Freedom Ride. That historic journey through northern NSW, led by Charles Perkins, was designed to bring
Moree,_New_South_Wales
Aboriginal Australian nurse and activist (1926–2019)
was an Aboriginal Australian nurse and activist. She was the daughter of activist and leader Bill Ferguson, and was the first known Aboriginal person
Isobelle_Mary_Ferguson
Political Activist and Leader
Cooper (18 December 1860 or 1861 – 29 March 1941) was an Aboriginal Australian political activist and community leader. He was the first to lead a national
William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian)
William_Cooper_(Aboriginal_Australian)
Numerous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia have been notable for their contributions to politics, including participation in governments
List of Indigenous Australians in politics and public service
List_of_Indigenous_Australians_in_politics_and_public_service
Australian footballer and Indigenous activist
other future Aboriginal leaders and activists, including Gordon Briscoe, John Kundereri Moriarty, Richie Bray, Vince Copley, Charles Perkins, and others
Malcolm_Cooper_(footballer)
Aboriginal Australian rights activist (born 1908)
Australian Aboriginal rights activist of the Gurindji people. In his early life he started as a stockman at Wave Hill Station, where the Aboriginal workers
Vincent_Lingiari
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
group of students from the University of Sydney led by Aboriginal student activist Charles Perkins embarked upon a bus trip known as the Freedom Ride through
Moree_Baths_and_Swimming_Pool
Australian TV documentary series
ambitious project, and Rachel Perkins (creator, director, and producer, and daughter of Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins,) said that it was the most
First_Australians
Aboriginal rights organisation in Australia
enquiry by retired magistrate, Charles McLean, who had been appointed in 1955 to investigate the circumstances of Aboriginal Victorians. McLean was critical
Aborigines_Advancement_League
Musical artist
singer, saxophonist, songwriter, artist, Aboriginal Australian activist, broadcaster, dancer, and actor. Many activists consider her to be Australia's Angela
Marlene_Cummins
Australian activist (1928–2010)
Charles "Chicka" Dixon (5 May 1928 – 10 March 2010) was an Australian Aboriginal activist and leader. He was active in campaigns around the 1967 referendum
Chicka_Dixon
Aboriginal Australian activist (1929–2025)
Edward "Uncle Ray" Peckham (24 June 1929 – 6 June 2025) was an Aboriginal Australian activist and Wiradjuri man renowned for his lifelong advocacy of Indigenous
Ray_Peckham
Australian film producer
drama films were mainly focused on Aboriginal culture and family, including Flat (2002; co-produced by Rachel Perkins and Darren Dale) and Plains Empty
Beck_Cole
Australian Aboriginal scholar and activist
fire (4th episode, written by Langton; with Ned Lander and Rachel Perkins) Rachel Perkins' TV series First Australians (SBS television, 2008), features many
Marcia_Langton
permanent head of a federal government department (Department of Aboriginal Affairs): Charles Perkins. (see also 1966) 1985 First Indigenous Australian television
List of Indigenous Australian firsts
List_of_Indigenous_Australian_firsts
Australian filmmaker
Fire Talker, The life and times of Charles Perkins – ABC. A film about Aboriginal activist and statesman Charlie Perkins. 2008 – Embassy Days – ABC 2007
Ivan_Sen
Permanent on-going protest in Australia
function at the requirement of the people". In February 1975 Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins negotiated the "temporary" removal of the Embassy with the
Aboriginal_Tent_Embassy
Australian doctor and Aboriginal rights campaigner (1884–1986)
Duguid, also an Aboriginal rights campaigner as well as women's rights activist, led much of the work on improving the lives of Aboriginal people in South
Charles_Duguid
Australian soccer player and artist
of Aboriginal Affairs, both state and federal.[citation needed] When living in Canberra in the late 1970s, he met Aboriginal activist Charlie Perkins, and
John_Kundereri_Moriarty
rights activist, journalist and led some of the first organised Aboriginal protests Charles Perkins (1936–2000) pioneering Indigenous activist, sportsman
List of Indigenous Australian historical figures
List_of_Indigenous_Australian_historical_figures
Australian Methodist minister
prejudice affecting the Australian indigenous population. In 1965, the activist Charles Perkins joined forces with Ted Noffs to plan and instigate the now-famous
Ted_Noffs
Aboriginal Australian people
Wiradjuri southern dialect pronunciation [wiraːjɟuːraj]) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent
Wiradjuri
Former Australian agency
Stan Davey, as well as two other high-ranking Aboriginal executives, Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Charles Perkins. Faith Bandler took over as acting General Secretary
Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
Federal_Council_for_the_Advancement_of_Aborigines_and_Torres_Strait_Islanders
Aboriginal Australian rights activist (1927–1972)
Branson (born Winnifred Lillian Warrior; 1927–1972) was an Aboriginal Australian rights activist. She is known as the first South Australian state secretary
Winnie_Branson
Indigenous Australian historian and writer
Commonwealth Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) in Canberra. There she met several Aboriginal activists, including Charles Perkins and his "angels": Vince
Jackie_Huggins
Australian rules footballer (died 2017)
school, and met other future Aboriginal leaders and activists, including Gordon Briscoe, John Kundereri Moriarty, Charles Perkins, Vince Copley, Malcolm Cooper
Richie_Bray
1994 encyclopaedia published by the Aboriginal Studies Press
article: Geographic Region and General subject. Prominent Aboriginal Australians Charles Perkins, David Mowaljarlai, and Galarrwuy Yunupingu all wrote endorsements
The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia
The_Encyclopaedia_of_Aboriginal_Australia
Former Aboriginal Australian publishing body
membership for non-Indigenous people. Charles Perkins, who was then employed as a research officer at the Office of Aboriginal Affairs, was a crucial figure in
Aboriginal Publications Foundation
Aboriginal_Publications_Foundation
Australian activist
take more direct action, in the manner of Charles Perkins, probably the most prominent Indigenous activist at that time. He began work for the United
Yami_Lester
Home for Aboriginal Australian boys
Alice Springs News. Retrieved 29 November 2020. About Dr Charles Perkins – The Charlie Perkins Trust for Children and Students "Collaborating for Indigenous
St_Francis_House
Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples
the various Aboriginal Australian peoples of Australia, and the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands. The terms Aboriginal and Torres
Indigenous_Australians
Award for people of merit in Australia
Governor of South Australia (d. 2000) Margaret Olley, artist (d. 2011) Charles Perkins, Indigenous Australian leader (d. 2000) Peter Sculthorpe, musician
National Living Treasure (Australia)
National_Living_Treasure_(Australia)
Noonuccal (1920–1993) was a famous Aboriginal poet, writer and rights activist credited with publishing the first Aboriginal book of verse: We Are Going (1964)
Australian_literature
the Australian Freedom Rides in 1965, along with figures such as activist Charles Perkins, QC Jim Spigelmen, journalist Darce Cassidy, and historian Ann
Hall_Greenland
Public research university in Australia
John Horgan. In community activism, notable alumni include Aboriginal activist Charlie Perkins; feminists Eva Cox and Germaine Greer.[citation needed] A
University_of_Sydney
Australian photographer (1957–2024)
professional photography, Deacon became involved with the Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins, working from Canberra as a staff trainer. Her strong interest
Destiny_Deacon
Former Australian institution for Aboriginal children
The Bungalow was an institution for Aboriginal children established in 1914 in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. It existed at several
The_Bungalow
Overview of Indigenous Australian history
populated the Australian continent. This article covers the history of Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, two broadly defined groups
History of Indigenous Australians
History_of_Indigenous_Australians
2018 studio album by Paul Kelly
bastard like me" was written to honour Aboriginal activist Charlie Perkins. The title of the song is taken from Perkins' autobiography, and the video features
Nature_(Paul_Kelly_album)
Indigenous Australian film director
Syron (19 November 1934 – 14 October 1993) was an actor, teacher, Aboriginal rights activist, stage director and Australia's first Indigenous feature film
Brian_Syron
1788–1934 conflicts between European settlers and Indigenous Australians
pastoralists, then by police, and then by Aboriginal militia". In response to the announcement, filmmaker Rachel Perkins said, "In the making of our series,
Australian_frontier_wars
Aboriginal Australian elder
13, in 1965, the Freedom Ride led by Charles Perkins drove into Moree. The activists took six young Aboriginal boys, including his nine-year-old brother
Lyall_Munro_Jnr
Australian organisation
alliance of activists in the north-east. Both wings of the APA were involved in political organisation, rallies, and protests in both Aboriginal communities
Aborigines Progressive Association
Aborigines_Progressive_Association
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory bodies
Charles Perkins. Its principal function was to advise the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) and the minister on issues of concern to Aboriginal and
Australian Indigenous advisory bodies
Australian_Indigenous_advisory_bodies
1960s to 1980s African-American social movement
later activist radio stations including WPFW in Washington, D.C., and WRFG in Atlanta. The American Black power movement influenced Aboriginal Australian
Black_power_movement
Proposed advisory body in Australia
Charles Perkins. Its principal function was to advise the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) and the minister on issues of concern to Aboriginal and
Indigenous Voice to Parliament
Indigenous_Voice_to_Parliament
Australian cartoonist (1956–2017)
included Australian actor June Salter, musician Bon Scott and Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins. FitzSimons, Peter (11 March 2017). "Is this the 'sophisticated'
Bill_Leak
Australian artist and Aboriginal rights activist
art, while his later work includes dot painting. He was also an Aboriginal rights activist who worked with the Central Land Council, in Alice Springs (Mparntwe)
Wenten_Rubuntja
Minister of the Northern Territory. In January 1972, Aboriginal activists erected an Aboriginal "tent embassy" on the lawns of parliament house, Canberra
History_of_Australia
Australian Aboriginal activist (c. 1925–1996)
1944, he became the first Aboriginal person to attend an Australian University. Throughout his life he was an Aboriginal activist and advocated for Indigenous
Joseph_Croft
Australians. In 1965, one of the earliest Aboriginal graduates from the University of Sydney, Charles Perkins, helped organise the Freedom Ride into parts
Racism_in_Australia
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Office, abbreviated as NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Office, is a heritage-listed
New South Wales Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Office
New_South_Wales_Aboriginal_Education_Consultative_Group_Office
Hospital in Sydney, Australia
Pathology Service – Eastern Zone and Central Sydney Laboratory Service. Charles Perkins Centre, dedicated to specialised healthcare and associated clinical
Royal_Prince_Alfred_Hospital
American historian and women's suffrage activist (1876–1958)
– August 14, 1958) was an American historian, author, women's suffrage activist, and women's history archivist who was also a lifelong advocate of social
Mary_Ritter_Beard
Name list
English Anglican theologian and author Lucy Perkins Carner (1886–1983), American sociologist, civil rights activist, and pacifist Lucy Perrett (born 1960)
Lucy
Australian author and anti-racism campaigner
organisations, and through them he met and worked under Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins. From there he moved into the Department of Foreign Affairs
Stephen_Hagan_(author)
rights. In the mid-1960s, one of the earliest Aboriginal graduates from the University of Sydney, Charles Perkins, helped organise freedom rides into parts
Human_rights_in_Australia
Name list
Elizabeth Peratrovich (1911–1958), Native-American civil rights activist Elizabeth Perkins (born 1960), American actress Elizabeth Phelan (1920–2016), American
Elizabeth_(given_name)
Contemporary academics and activists including Marcia Langton and Noel Pearson are prominent essayists and authors on Aboriginal issues. Charles Bean (The Story
Culture_of_Australia
Designation given to historic Canadian people
(forestry products, matches) 1976 Charles Edenshaw (Tahagen, Tahayren) Artist (Haïda) 1971 Henrietta Edwards Women's rights activist, reformer 1962 Mina Benson
Persons of National Historic Significance
Persons_of_National_Historic_Significance
Events in Australia since 1945
1960s. In the mid-1960s, one of the earliest Aboriginal graduates from the University of Sydney, Charles Perkins, helped organise freedom rides into parts
History of Australia (1945–present)
History_of_Australia_(1945–present)
Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2023. Robinson, Lee (27 January 2022). "Aboriginal activist, Jedda actor and politician Rosalie Kunoth-Monks dies, aged 85".
List of Indigenous Australian politicians
List_of_Indigenous_Australian_politicians
Political movement in the United States
ISBN 978-0-944081-04-4. Kahu Charles Kauluwehi Maxwell Sr. "Spiritual connection of Queen Liliuokalani's book "Hawaii's Story" to the forming of the Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian
Hawaiian_sovereignty_movement
İlber Ortaylı, 78, Turkish historian. John M. Perkins, 95, American Christian preacher, civil rights activist, and author. Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson, 73, Icelandic
Deaths_in_March_2026
Australian lawyer and activist
Noel Pearson (born 25 June 1965) is an Aboriginal Australian lawyer, academic, and advocate for Indigenous empowerment. He is known for his work on land
Noel_Pearson
Australia's First Openly Gay Aboriginal Politician". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 25 June 2020. Kelleher, Patrick (25 June 2020). "Aboriginal MP makes history as the
List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: P–Q
List_of_gay,_lesbian_or_bisexual_people:_P–Q
City in New South Wales, Australia
traditionally occupied by the Awabakal and Worimi Aboriginal people, who called the area Malubimba. Based on Aboriginal-language references documented in maps,
Newcastle,_New_South_Wales
American civil rights activists of the 1960s
John Lewis (21), Genevieve Hughes (28), Mae Frances Moultrie, Joseph Perkins, Charles Person (18), Ivor Moore, William E. Harbour (19), Joan Trumpauer Mullholland
Freedom_Riders
different time periods. Sardoine Mia, Congolese artist and painter Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a feminist writer, lecturer, and thinker at the turn of the
List_of_autodidacts
Fox My Scientology Movie 2015 John Dower Simon Chinn My Survival as an Aboriginal 1979 Essie Coffey Essie Coffey, Alec Morgan, Martha Ansara My Truth: The
List_of_documentary_films
founding brothers lived in Orillia, Ontario: Bleeker Street (Taylor and Cole Perkins) and Ridge Avenue (Dan and Dustin Steinke). They later shortened the name
List of musician and band name etymologies
List_of_musician_and_band_name_etymologies
Australian Aboriginal painter, ca. 1908-1967
anthropologists, including Charles P. Mountford and Ronald Berndt, Mawalan Marika was one of the most prominent political activists of his time. In July 1963
Mawalan_Marika
U.S. state
from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015. Umi Perkins. "Maori and Native Hawaiian Education". Fulbright.org.nz. Archived from
Hawaii
Retrieved 8 September 2025. Kleyn, Gary (17 December 2002). "Vale Harry Perkins 1939 – 2002". Business News. Retrieved 12 September 2025. "Board must muscle
List of Old Geelong Grammarians
List_of_Old_Geelong_Grammarians
(1855–1930), writer; wrote La Charca, the first Puerto Rican novel Ada Perkins (1959–1980), Miss Puerto Rico 1978 Aleyda Ortiz (born 1988), Nuestra Belleza
List_of_Puerto_Ricans
(disambiguation), multiple people David Pérez (disambiguation), multiple people David Perkins (disambiguation), multiple people David Perry (disambiguation), multiple
List of people with given name David
List_of_people_with_given_name_David
Day of the year
periodical has ISBN (link) "Aboriginal singer, activist Willie Dunn dies at 71". CBC News. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2024. Perkins, Robert; Hazle, Megan
August_5
Decade
activist and peace campaigner (d. 1977) August 12 – Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961) August 17 Emperor Charles I
1880s
of the Business Council of Australia, Danny Gilbert, and Aboriginal filmmaker Rachel Perkins; board members include Noel Pearson and Tony Nutt, former
Endorsements in the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum
Endorsements_in_the_2023_Australian_Indigenous_Voice_referendum
Attack on civil rights protesters by the Ku Klux Klan in 1961
inadequate facilities, Perkins was informed by the hospital that he and the Riders would not be allowed to spend the night. Perkins placed frantic calls
Anniston and Birmingham bus attacks
Anniston_and_Birmingham_bus_attacks
Jane Owen (Trinity), UK ambassador to Switzerland (2018–2023) Jacqueline Perkins, UK ambassador to Belarus (2019–2024) Karen Pierce (Girton), UK ambassador
List of University of Cambridge people
List_of_University_of_Cambridge_people
Decade
Australian settler, champion of aboriginal interests (d. 1900) Blanka Teleki, Hungarian countess, women's rights activist (d. 1862) September 12 – Andrew
1800s_(decade)
Name list
and trans rights activist Conolly Norman (1853–1908), Irish alienist or psychiatrist Corey Norman (born 1991), Australian aboriginal rugby league player
Norman_(name)
Commonwealth Games, the police were called upon to stop protests by Aboriginal land rights activists who staged protests timed with the event in order to politicise
Sport_in_Australia
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CHARLES PERKINS-ABORIGINAL-ACTIVIST
CHARLES PERKINS-ABORIGINAL-ACTIVIST
Girl/Female
French
Feminine of Charles meaning manly.
Girl/Female
French American
Feminine of Charles meaning manly.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Son of Perkin
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, German
Manly; Modern Form of Charles
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Son of Perkin; Little Rock
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Charlene, CHARLEEN means "man."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Charlie, CHARLEY means "man."
Female
English
Pet form of English Charlene, CHARLA means "man."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Perrin.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, German
Farmer; Modern Form of Charles; Manly
Girl/Female
French American English
Feminine of Charles meaning manly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Perkin, also found throughout mid and south Wales.Dutch : patronymic from a pet form of Peer, a Dutch form of Peter.
Male
French
Pet form of French Charles, CHARLOT means "man."Â
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Swedish
Manly; Strong; Diminutive of Charles; Free Man
Male
English
English and French form of German Karl, CHARLES means "man."
Male
English
Unisex pet form of English Charles and Charlene, CHARLIE means "man."
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Son of Parkin
Girl/Female
French
Feminine of Charles meaning manly.
Boy/Male
English
Son of Perkin.
Female
French
Feminine form of French Perrin, PERRINE means "rock, stone."
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