Ghillar Michael Anderson

First day of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy outside Parliament House in Canberra on 17 January 1972. Left to right: Billy Craigie, Bert Williams, Ghillar Michael Anderson and Tony Coorey.

Ghillar Michael Anderson (born 1951), or Michael Ghillar Anderson, is a Euahlayi Elder and activist from Goodooga, New South Wales, in Australia. eventually becoming its High Commissioner.

As a participant in the Australian Aboriginal Astronomy Project, Anderson has collaborated with academic astronomers Robert Fuller and Duane Hamacher in sharing and documenting traditional star knowledge. the inspiration for the title of Bruce Pascoe's Dark Emu.

Anderson was featured in a documentary film about Aboriginal Australian astronomy, which was widely shown, including in schools.

In 2013, Anderson with other leaders, proclaimed a republic in Dirranbandi, Queensland. He was elected his nation's head of state and informed Queen Elizabeth II.

Awards and honours In June 2021 Asteroid 10040 Ghillar was named in honour of Anderson by the IAU.