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Ruby Hunter was born into a family of the Ngarrindjeri people of South Australia. She began her musical career in the late 1970s, performing with her partner Archie Roach. She released her first solo album, Thoughts Within, in 1995. Ruby Hunter was a prolific songwriter, writing songs about her life, her people, and her culture. She was a powerful advocate for Aboriginal rights and was a strong voice for her people. Ruby Hunter was a recipient of the Order of Australia Medal in 2006 for her services to the music industry and to the Aboriginal community. She was also awarded the National Indigenous Music Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008. Ruby Hunter passed away in 2010 at the age of 54. She left behind a legacy of music and activism that will continue to inspire generations to come.

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Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 31 October, 1955
Birthday 31 October
Birthplace Goat Island, near Renmark, South Australia
Date of death February 17, 2010,
Died Place Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australia

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Her husband is Archie Roach (m. ?–2010)

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2010

Hunter died of a heart attack on 17 February 2010, aged 54. Her partner Archie Roach established "Ruby's Foundation" to help continue her legacy. The foundation is dedicated to creating opportunities for Aboriginal people through the promotion, celebration and support of Aboriginal arts and culture.

2005

In 2005, Hunter was invited by Deborah Conway to take part in the Broad Festival project, with three other Australian female artists, where they performed their own and each other's songs. With Hunter and Conway were Sara Storer, Katie Noonan and Clare Bowditch.

2000

Hunter won Deadlys in 2000 for Female Artist of the Year, 2003 for Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music and 2004 for Excellence in Film & Theatrical Score. She made her acting debut in One Night the Moon. With Roach and Paul Grabowsky, she wrote and performed the concert "Ruby's Story", which tells her life story through song and spoken word.

1995

She received two ARIA Award nominations, for Best Indigenous Release for Thoughts Within in 1995, and Best Blues & Roots Album for Feeling Good in 2000, respectively.

1988

Hunter first performed in public in 1988 during a festival at Bondi Pavilion in Sydney, where she performed "Proud, Proud Woman," the first song she had written. In 1990, she wrote the autobiographical "Down City Streets", which was performed by Roach on his debut solo album Charcoal Lane. In 1994, Hunter became the first Indigenous Australian woman to record a solo "rock" album, and the first Aboriginal woman signed to a major record label, when she released her debut album Thoughts Within.

1955

Ruby Charlotte Margaret Hunter (31 October 1955 – 17 February 2010) was an Aboriginal Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She was a Ngarrindjeri woman, who often performed with her partner, Archie Roach AM, whom she met at the age of 16, while both were homeless teenagers. Born near the mouth of the Murray River in the Coorong region of South Australia, Hunter was forcibly taken from her family at the age of eight as part of the Stolen Generation.

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