Bonita Mabo, the wife of the late land rights campaigner Eddie Mabo, has died. (AAP/CLPR: Matt Nettheim)The couple had 10 children and Indigenous education became one of Mabo's lifelong passions.

Dr Mabo was a prominent indigenous and South Sea Islander activist who worked alongside husband Eddie Mabo in the pursuit of indigenous land rights in Australia. She died on Monday, surrounded by ...

One of the central figures in the landmark Mabo High Court ruling will be buried on his island home in the Torres Strait today. James Rice - or Papa Rice as he was known to Murray Islanders ...

Around a thousand people filled Townsville Stadium to farewell Bonita Mabo at a state funeral on Thursday. The prominent First Nations educator, activist and elder died late last month, aged 75.

Dr Mabo championed the pursuit of indigenous land rights alongside her husband Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo. She passed away late last month at the age of 75. State funeral for Dr Ernestine ‘Bonita ...

The widow of land rights campaigner Eddie Koiki Mabo, she spent 10 years on the Central Queensland Land Council and co-founded Australia's first indigenous community school, the Black Community ...

Bonita Mabo’s funeral is being held at Townsville Stadium — with hundreds expected to attend. About 150 guests were invited to intent, including members of parliament and community leaders.

Renowned indigenous human rights defender and South Sea islander activist Bonita Mabo will be farewelled at a state funeral in Queensland next month. Bonita Mabo's family accept state funeral offer.

One thousand people have turned out in Townsville, Queensland, to farewell Indigenous activist Bonita Mabo at a state funeral. Dr Mabo worked alongside her husband, Eddie, in the pursuit of ...

Eddie Mabo had challenged the very ideological establishment of Australia and the first Australians. He had refused to surrender his interests, or those of his people, to the domination of others.

The personal papers of Edward Koiki Mabo are held alongside legal and historical materials relating to the Mabo Case. Eddie Mabo was an indigenous activist whose efforts resulted – shortly after his ...

INDIGENOUS activist Dr Ernestine ‘Bonita’ Mabo AO has been remembered as the ‘mother of native title’ and ‘matriarch of reconciliation’ at her moving State funeral in Townsville.