Kado Muir

Kado Muir (born 1970 in Leonora, Western Australia) is an Australian Aboriginal artist, anthropologist[1] and Indigenous rights activist. He is a leader of the Ngalia tribe and an applicant on the Mantjintjarra Ngalia peoples native title claim.

Kado Muir
Born1970 (age 50–51)
Leonora, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupationartist, anthropologist, Indigenous rights activist
Political party

Muir has researched and published on Australian Aboriginal heritage and native title.[2][3] He is an accomplished artist specialising in printmaking[4] and works on canvas. He is a fierce advocate for the rights of Indigenous Australians in land rights,[5] protecting heritage,[6] and recognising the value of traditional knowledge[7][8] and cultural expression.

In 2016, Muir was selected as the WA Nationals' lead senate candidate at the 2016 federal election. He previously stood as a candidate for the Greens, including at the 2004 and 2010 federal elections and the 2005 and 2013 state elections.[9]

References
  1. http://www.dia.wa.gov.au/Heritage--Culture/Heritage-management/Aboriginal-Cultural-Material-Committee-ACMC/ACMC-members/ accessed 5 September 2009
  2. http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/ntpapers/ip23web.pdf accessed 5 September 2009
  3. Lisa Strelein and Kado Muir (eds) in Native Title in Perspective (2000)
  4. http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/artist/12849/kado-muir.aspx accessed 5 september 2009
  5. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/01/13/1547022.htm accessed 5 September 2009
  6. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/17/2657858.htm accessed 5 September 2009
  7. http://www.minerals.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/10119/Muir_K_and_Evans_L9A2.pdf accessed 5 September 2009
  8. http://www.atns.net.au/agreement.asp?EntityID=2873 accessed 5 September 2009
  9. (5 May 2016). "Kado Muir ready to follow Pat Dodson’s Senate lead for Nats" – The Australian. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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