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Barbara (originally Florrie) Weir (born c. 1945) is an Australian Aboriginal artist and politician. One of the Stolen Generations, she was removed from her Aboriginal family and raised in a series of foster homes. In the 1970s Weir returned to her family territory of Utopia, 300 kilometres (190 mi) northeast of Alice Springs. She became active in the local land rights movement of the 1970s and was elected the first woman president of the Indigenous Urapunta Council in 1985. After starting to paint in her mid-forties, she also gained recognition as a notable artist of Central Australia. She also managed the artistic career of her own mother, Minnie Pwerle, who was also a noted artist.

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  • Barbara (originally Florrie) Weir (born c. 1945) is an Australian Aboriginal artist and politician. One of the Stolen Generations, she was removed from her Aboriginal family and raised in a series of foster homes. In the 1970s Weir returned to her family territory of Utopia, 300 kilometres (190 mi) northeast of Alice Springs. She became active in the local land rights movement of the 1970s and was elected the first woman president of the Indigenous Urapunta Council in 1985. After starting to paint in her mid-forties, she also gained recognition as a notable artist of Central Australia. She also managed the artistic career of her own mother, Minnie Pwerle, who was also a noted artist. (en)
  • Barbara (originalmente Florrie) Weir (nascida em 1945) é uma artista e política aborígine australiana. Uma das Gerações Roubadas, ela foi removida de sua família aborígine e criada em uma série de lares adotivos. Na década de 1970 Weir retornou ao território de sua família de Utopia, 300 quilômetros a nordeste de Alice Springs. Ela se tornou ativa no movimento local pelos direitos da terra na década de 1970 e foi eleita a primeira mulher presidente do Conselho Indígena Urapunta em 1985. Depois de começar a pintar aos seus quarenta e poucos anos, ela também ganhou reconhecimento como uma artista notável da Austrália Central. Ela também administrou a carreira artística de sua própria mãe, Minnie Pwerle, que também era uma artista notável. (pt)
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  • near Utopia, Northern Territory (en)
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  • Barbara (originally Florrie) Weir (born c. 1945) is an Australian Aboriginal artist and politician. One of the Stolen Generations, she was removed from her Aboriginal family and raised in a series of foster homes. In the 1970s Weir returned to her family territory of Utopia, 300 kilometres (190 mi) northeast of Alice Springs. She became active in the local land rights movement of the 1970s and was elected the first woman president of the Indigenous Urapunta Council in 1985. After starting to paint in her mid-forties, she also gained recognition as a notable artist of Central Australia. She also managed the artistic career of her own mother, Minnie Pwerle, who was also a noted artist. (en)
  • Barbara (originalmente Florrie) Weir (nascida em 1945) é uma artista e política aborígine australiana. Uma das Gerações Roubadas, ela foi removida de sua família aborígine e criada em uma série de lares adotivos. Na década de 1970 Weir retornou ao território de sua família de Utopia, 300 quilômetros a nordeste de Alice Springs. Ela se tornou ativa no movimento local pelos direitos da terra na década de 1970 e foi eleita a primeira mulher presidente do Conselho Indígena Urapunta em 1985. Depois de começar a pintar aos seus quarenta e poucos anos, ela também ganhou reconhecimento como uma artista notável da Austrália Central. Ela também administrou a carreira artística de sua própria mãe, Minnie Pwerle, que também era uma artista notável. (pt)
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