乌德格鲁诺努卡尔（原名凯思·沃克，1920-1993年）是澳大利亚首位出版诗集的原住民诗人。1她于1964年推出首部诗集《We Are Going》，该作品首版售出10,000册，成为C.J. 丹尼斯以来销量最高的澳大利亚诗集。1这部作品标志着原住民文学在澳大利亚主流出版领域的突破，也奠定了她在当代原住民文学史上的重要地位。
乌德格鲁诺努卡尔以诗歌作为政治抗争工具，是澳大利亚首位用这一形式进行倡导的原住民女性。1她创作了具有政治意义的作品《A Song of Hope》，通过写作和公众影响力积极推动原住民权利事业。1她是1967年宪法公投的主要推动者之一，该公投赋予原住民新的权利。1此外，她曾任《原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民促进联邦委员会》的全国活动协调员，并共同创办了《全国部落委员会》。1
在表彰她的贡献方面，乌德格鲁诺努卡尔于1970年获得大英帝国勋章（MBE）。1然而，在1988年澳大利亚建国二百周年之际，她将这枚勋章退还总督，以此抗议系统性不公正。1这一举动体现了她在晚年仍然坚持的原住民权利立场。
Oodgeroo Noonuccal, born Kath Walker in 1920 and passing away in 1993, became a transformative figure in Australian literature and Indigenous activism 1. In 1964, she published her debut poetry collection We Are Going, making her the first Indigenous Australian to publish a poetry collection 1. The volume achieved remarkable commercial success, selling 10,000 copies in its first edition and becoming the bestselling Australian poetry collection since C.J. Dennis 1.
Beyond her literary accomplishments, Noonuccal wielded her writing as a powerful instrument for political change 1. She was instrumental in driving the 1967 constitutional referendum that granted Indigenous Australians citizenship rights 1. Throughout her career, she served as national activities coordinator for the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders and co-founded the National Tribal Council 1. Her commitment to Indigenous justice remained unwavering even in recognition of her achievements: though she received the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1970, she returned it to the Governor-General in 1988 during Australia's bicentenary celebrations to protest systemic injustice 1. Through her poetry and activism, Noonuccal established the foundation upon which contemporary Indigenous Australian literature continues to build 1.
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