What is the tone of the poet in poem Acacia Ridge
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Kath Walker was an aboriginal poet who was born on the 3rd November 1920. She was an educator, political activist, artist and Aboriginal activist. She however is most remembered for is her poetry. Her first poem was called 'we are going’ and it was the first book written by an Aboriginal that was published. She was an Aboriginal activist and in 1972 she moved to North Stradbroke Island where she founded a cultural centre where people could come and learn about the Aboriginal culture. She became so famous that in 1977 a documentary was released about her. It was called shadow sister. Her bravery and passion for poetry was shown in 1974 when a British Airways flight she was on, was and hijacked and flew to different destinations in Africa. She was kept for three days and in that time she wrote two poems. She died in 1983 in Victoria.
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