Talk:Nancy Sullivan (activist)

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... that Nancy Sullivan and ten other activists were sued by the Papua New Guinean government as retribution for opposing the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone? Source: She was among eleven defendants to a court challenge by the PNG government which wanted their public campaign to raise concern about the planned Madang-based Pacific Marine Industrial Zone restrained.
- ALT1: ... that Nancy Sullivan adopted nine children from Papua New Guinean villages? Source: Jeffrey Sullivan said his sister had no biological children but adopted nine children she met in villages in Papua New Guinea over the years.
- ALT2: ... that Nancy Sullivan reportedly "explored crocodile-infested rivers [and] endured numerous bouts of malaria"? Source: During her nearly quarter-century living in one of the most remote places on earth, Nancy Sullivan explored crocodile-infested rivers, endured numerous bouts of malaria and advocated for tribal societies threatened by encroaching development.
- ALT3: ... that Nancy Sullivan, who adopted nine children from Papua New Guinean villages, flew her first-born to the United States to fix an eye injured in archery? Source: ALT1 + Sullivan formally adopted the first child who went to live with her. The boy, Christian Dominic, was given to Sullivan by his tribe when he was 14. Blind in one eye after being shot by an arrow, he traveled with Sullivan to the United States, where she arranged for an operation that restored his eyesight.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tomoya Machino
- Comment: Reserving for PNG's 50th anniversary, 16 September 2025.

Created by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 94 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 01:15, 28 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Approved. Article is new enough and long enough. Earwig shows no signs of copyvio. Article is fairly presentable even if it does have some redlinks. Primary hook citation is from RNZ which is a reliable source. Hook is interesting enough to me. QPQ is all good.