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Australian politician (–)

John Leonard Ah Kit (22 July – 12 July ) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from to

Early life

Ah Kit was born on 22 July in Alice Springs, the fifth child in a Jawoyn family of He moved with his family to Darwin in ^[1] He attended Darwin and Parap primary schools and Darwin High School.^[2]

Biography

In , he was elected to the Full Council of the Northern Land Council (NLC) representing Aboriginal people in the Katherine region.

In he was appointed Director of the Northern Land Council from to He resigned in to contest the seat of Goyder for the Labor Party.^[2] He played an important role in in Jawoyn efforts to stop the mining of gold, palladium and platinum at Coronation Hill in , Ah Kit was instrumental in the Jawoyntraditional owners’ battle to prevent gold, palladium and platinum mining at Coronation Hill, the resting si