Tania Major (born 13 June 1981), first came to prominence in 2004 as the youngest person elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).Born in Cairns, Queensland, to Peter Taylor and Priscilla Major, Tania Major was educated at Clayfield College and Griffith University in Brisbane, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice.The Cairns-based indigenous youth advocate used her profile to draw attention to domestic violence in the Aboriginal community.