ABC News | Bonita Mabo, prominent Indigenous rights activist, dies days after receiving accolade ABC News Prominent Indigenous and South Sea Islander activist Bonita Mabo has died. Key points: Bonita Mabo remembered as "mother of native title"; She was a Malanbarra woman and a descendant of Vanuatuan workers brought to Queensland; In recent years, she ... 'Inspiration leader': Indigenous activist Bonita Mabo dies Indigenous land rights activist Bonita Mabo dies Bonita Mabo dies, aged 75 |