Barbara Weir
Barbara Weir was born in 1945 at what was formerly known as Bundy River Station. Her country is Atnwengerrp and her language is Anmatyerre and Alyawarr. Barbara’s mother Minnie Pwerle is Aboriginal and her father Jack Weir is Irish, and as she was of a mixed heritage, she was taken away from her family at the age of nine. This was a common event for half caste children at that time, and these people are now known as the stolen generation. Barbara was fostered out to various families, first in Alice Springs, then in Victoria, and Darwin.
