Kristy-lee Horswood

Kristy-Lee Horswood was born in 1980 in far north Queensland as a ward of the state. Subject to the brutal assimilation policies of the day Kristy-Lee was prevented from knowing her culture or her paternal biological family and put up for adoption by the Salvation Army and the department of child safety (DOCS). As an adult Kristy Lee was adopted back into culture and community by the Gamilaraay clan of Northern New South Wales and works along side her family and community as a member of the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy, GMAR (Grandmothers Against Removals). Kristy Lee is the founder of the Voices of the 3% interactive campaign for treaty in Australia and co director of the Marrinyama Aboriginal Corporation. Kristy-Lee studied theatre arts and majored in acting at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba and is also a published poet and filmmaker. In a career spanning 15 years Kristy-Lee has a body of performance work comprising of theatre productions, political documentaries, films, situational comedy series and voice-over credits.