Dr Shellie Morris AO
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Dr Shellie Morris AO
Proud Yanyuwa and Wardaman woman Dr Shellie Morris AO is a multi-award-winning singer/songwriter creating and singing in around 17 Australian Aboriginal languages.
While she has been in the spotlight over the years for involvement in various national and international projects, by and large, she works on the ground empowering and gently effecting change.
This year she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Kings Birthday Honours for distinguished service to the performing arts, to the Indigenous community, and to not-for-profit organisations.
She is the 2014 NT Australian of the Year, the 2014 NAIDOC National Artist of the Year, a multi Deadly Award winner and a driving force of the acclaimed album Ngambala Wiji li-Wunungu and the internationally award-winning musical documentary Prison Songs.
In April 2021, she was awarded an Honorary Award of Doctor of Music from Sydney University for her unique and ongoing work with Indigenous communities to build resilience and self- esteem through song writing and musical collaborations.