Merle Carter
Member / Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee
A senior Cultural Woman of the Miriuwong Gajerrong people and the Bunuba people, Merle Carter OAM is also chair of the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre, board member of the Kimberley Land Council and Aarnja, and member of the WA government's Aboriginal Advisory Council.
In September 2022 Ms Carter was appointed to the board of the inaugural Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Council, Western Australia's peak strategic body on Aboriginal cultural heritage matters.
In 2023, she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the Indigenous community of Western Australia.
