Is Lionel Rose Aboriginal?
Lionel Rose, (born June 21, 1948, Labertouche, Victoria, Australia—died May 8, 2011, Warragul, Victoria), Australian professional boxer, world bantamweight champion, 1968–69. He was the first Aboriginal person to win a world boxing title.
What tribe is Lionel Rose from?
Gunditjmara
Background. Born and raised at Jacksons Track in Victoria as well as the town of Warragul, Rose grew up in hardship and learned to box from his father, Roy, who was a skilled fighter at local house shows. Rose was of the Gunditjmara (Dhauwurd Wurrung) people.