Isabell Coe
Aboriginal Australian activist and leader
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Isabell Edie Coe (1951–2012), who was often known by her shortened name Isabel Coe, was a Wiradjuri woman born at Erambie Mission near Cowra, and one of the most prominent Australian Aboriginal leaders.[1]
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| Born | 1951 |
| Died | 2012 (aged 60–61) |
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Activism
Coe was one of the activists who monitored police brutality and harassment against Aboriginal people, which led to the establishment of the Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) in 1970.[2]
She had a lead role in the running of the original Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, and was the lead litigant in Isabel Coe v the Commonwealth (1993), where she unsuccessfully tried to force the Australian government to recognise the sovereignty of the Wiradjuri nation.[3]
Family
She was the sister of prominent activists Paul Coe and Jenny Munro,[4] and was married to Billy Craigie, one of the co-founders of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, who died in 1998.[5]