What is Charles Perkins?
{{Infobox person |name = Charles Perkins | image = Charles Perkins talking with Aboriginal residents at Moree, February 1965 - The Tribune (20153364632) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = at Moree, February 1965 |birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1936|06|16}}<ref name=Read_2001>{{cite book | last =Read | first =Peter | title =Charles Perkins: a biography | publisher =Penguin Books | year =2001 | location =Ringwood, Victoria | isbn =0-14-100688-9 | page =351 }}</ref> |birth_place = [[Alice Springs, Northern Territory]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2000|10|19|1936|06|16}} |death_place = [[Sydney, New South Wales]] |death_cause = [[Renal failure]] |nationality = Australian |other_names = Charlie Perkins, Kumantjayi Perkins |known_for = Activism, Public Service, Sport |education = [[Bachelor of Arts]] |alma_mater = [[University of Sydney]] |spouse = Eileen Munchenberg |children = Hetti, Rachel and Adam }} '''Charles Nelson Perkins''', [[Order of Australia|AO]],<ref name=Order>{{cite web | title =Officer of the Order of Australia | publisher =Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet | url =http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=872479&search_type=quick&showInd=true | accessdate =2008-12-18 | archive-date =2011-06-29 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124507/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=872479&search_type=quick&showInd=true | url-status =dead }}</ref> (16 June 1936 – 19 October 2000)<ref>{{cite book | last =Perkins | first =Charles | authorlink = | title =A Bastard like me | publisher =Ure Smith | year =1975 | location =Sydney | isbn =0-7254-0256-3 | page =199 }}</ref> was an Australian [[activist]] and [[Australian Aborigine|Aboriginal]] leader. He was also a professional [[football]] player. Perkins grew up in [[Alice Springs]]. His mother was [[Arrernte people|Arrernte]], and his