NLC Chair
Samuel Bush-Blanasi is a resident of the Wugularr (Beswick) community in the Katherine region.
NLC Chair Samuel Bush-Blanasi
Samuel Bush-Blanasi is a resident of the Wugularr (Beswick) community in the Katherine region. He was raised by a Mayili man, the late Mr David Blanasi, whom he thanks for his education and for instilling in him strong cultural and traditional values.
Mr Bush-Blanasi’s mother was from the Blue Mud Bay region in east Arnhem Land and was a claimant in the Blue Mud Bay case which was decided by the High Court in 2008. As a result, Aboriginal Traditional Owners now own more than 85 per cent of the Northern Territory intertidal zone.
Mr Bush-Blanasi was educated in his own community before completing studies at Kormilda College in Darwin. He’s an accomplished artist, and was a founding member of the Association of Northern, Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists (ANKAAA), the peak advocacy and support agency for Aboriginal artists across the Top End. He was also a founder of Top End Aboriginal Bush Broadcasting Association (TEABBA).
This is his ninth term at the NLC and fourth term as Chair.
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