Sam Watson | |
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 Sam Watson, 2007 | |
| Born | November 16, 1952 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | November 27, 2019 (aged 67) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, filmmaker, political activist |
| Political party | Socialist Alliance |
| Children | Samuel Wagan Watson, Nicole Watson |
Samuel William "Sam" Watson (16 November 1952 – 27 November 2019) was an Aboriginal Australian activist and a socialist politician. He was known for his works with the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
In December 2009, Watson was appointed a deputy director at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland and taught two courses in Black Australian Literature.
He was also a writer and a filmmaker. He received honours for his 1990 novel The Kadaitcha Sung.
Watson died of a short illness at a Brisbane hospital on 27 November 2019 at the age of 67.
