Essie Coffey
Essie Coffey. Director: My Survival as an Aboriginal. Essie Coffey was born near Goodooga in Northern NSW. She was a Muruwari woman and the co-founder of the Western Aboriginal Legal Service and served on a number of government bodies and Aboriginal community organisations. Her family avoided forced relocation to a reserve by following seasonal rural work. Coffey co-founded the Western Aboriginal Legal Service and the Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Museum in Brewarrina,...
Essie Coffey. Director: My Survival as an Aboriginal. Essie Coffey was born near Goodooga in Northern NSW. She was a Muruwari woman and the co-founder of the Western Aboriginal Legal Service and served on a number of government bodies and Aboriginal community organisations. Her family avoided forced relocation to a reserve by following seasonal rural work. Coffey co-founded the Western Aboriginal Legal Service and the Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Museum in Brewarrina,...
