resting_place death_date religion birth_place nationality ethnicity name birth_date known_for article_title birth_name
botany cemetery 28 april 1998 christian -lrb- roman catholic -rrb- cowra , new south wales , australia australian aboriginal australian mum shirl 21 november 1924 aboriginal rights mum shirl
 shirley colleen perry
mum shirl

shirley colleen smith am mbe -lrb- 22 november 1924 -- 28 april 1998 -rrb- , better known as mum shirl , was a prominent aboriginal australian and activist committed to justice and welfare of aboriginal australians .
she was a founding member of the aboriginal legal service , the aboriginal medical service , the aboriginal tent embassy , the aboriginal children 's service and the aboriginal housing company in redfern , a suburb of sydney , australia .
