Hazel Brown (b. 1925, d. 2021) was born at Kendenup in the Great Southern. Her mother was Nellie (Sybil) Limestone who married one of the Wirlomin people, Fred (Yiller) Roberts in 1921. Fred (Yiller) died in 1930 and his brother, Wilfred Roberts (Tjinjel) married Sybil and reared up all the children.
Hazel was the senior cultural matriarch for Wirlomin. She was a warrior and an activist who cared for and defended many people, especially women and those who were vulnerable. She also held the community together in the hard times, helped retain language and the spirit behind it, and helped build its future. She was a very important figure in winning respect, rights and the Native Title struggle. In 2005, her book Kayang and Me was published by Fremantle Press.
