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Cheetham is a member of the Stolen Generations; she was taken from her mother when she was three weeks old and was raised by a white baptist family. Jimmy Little was her uncle. Cheetham graduated from the NSW Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music Education Degree.

In 2018 Cheetham was one of 52 people who contributed to Anita Heiss's book Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, along with Adam Goodes, Miranda Tapsell and Celeste Liddle. Cheetham wrote Australia's first requiem based on the frontier wars between first nations people in South Western Victoria and settlers between 1840–1863. [11]

Description Aboriginal soprano opera singer, actor, playwright. Author of her autobiographical play 'White Baptist Abba Fan' detailing her experiences of coming to terms with her sexuality and racial identity whilst trying to reunite with her Aboriginal family. Also wrote the indigenous opera 'Pecan Summer'.

Deborah Joy Cheetham is an Aboriginal soprano, actor, composer and playwright. Cheetham is a member of the stolen generation; she was taken from her family when she was three weeks old and was raised by a white baptist family. Jimmy Little is her uncle. She studied at the NSW Conservatorium of Music and has studied at the Juilliard School of Music.

Australian composer and soprano, Deborah Cheetham, wrote Australia’s first requiem based on the frontier wars between first nations people in South Western Victoria and settlers which is sung entirely in the Gunditjmara language. Kuurn Kopan Noot language-Wikipedia