George Mye (original) (raw)

Jacob George Mye MBE OAM AM (3 December 1926 – 26 April 2012) was an elder statesman from the Torres Strait. A vocal advocate of land and sea rights for Torres Strait Islanders, Mye is credited with helping the region gain autonomy from Queensland, with the formation of the Torres Strait Regional Authority in 1994. Mye served as a commissioner with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission and was involved in local government in the Torres Strait for more than 20 years. Following his death, Mye was posthumously awarded an AM in the 2013 Australia Day Honours.