Doolann-Leisha Eatts

Custodian of Oral History / Performer / Birdiya Noongar Cultural Consultant

Doolann-Leisha Eatts was a Whadjuk Bibbumen Noongar Elder and writer, storyteller and teacher of Noongar language. She was author of Our Country, My Nyungar Home and co-author of Australia Through Aboriginal Eyes and The Stories of the Aboriginal Urban Services. In 2011 Doolann was awarded the Torch-Bearers Medallion in recognition of 40 years of creating harmony within the northern suburbs among people of all nationalities and in 2015 she was inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame. She also received four NAIDOC Perth Awards including 2016 Female Elder of the Year. She was Vice-Chairperson of Aboriginal Urban Services and a member of the City of Perth Elders Advisory Committee.