This is Running Waters, when we used to go fishing there with all the families, through Palm Valley way as well. Just mainly fishing, cooking, sitting at the fire site at night, listening to the owls. The owls used to make us scared so we’d go to bed early. Mostly we enjoyed making fire as kids, but we was very careful and our elders would tell us not to play with the fire.
Name: Josie Fly
Language: Western Aranda
Community: Ntaria
Biography:
Josie Fly is an Indigenous woman with a Czech and Arrarnta background. Josie's mum is Western Arrarnta and was born in Ntaria (Hermannsburg) in 1932. Josie's father is from Checkoslovakia.
Josie was born in Alice Springs and grew up at Red Sandhill with her Mum's younger sister Rahel Ungwanaka, who was one of the original Hermannsburg Potters. She was also bought up by Rahel's husband, senior Law man Nahasson alongside their six children.
Josie is proud of her joyful upbringing in Red Sandhill and fondly remembers being spoilt and spending lots of time with family at special places like Running Waters and Boggy Hole.
Josie began at the Hermannsburg Potters in 2023, following her Aunty Rahel's advice to become a potter.
Inpinpa (Yellow Bird) These little yellow birds live all around this country.
West Wind – Thurrkaarra These mountains are Urruna Tjinya and I grew up in this Country. This Country is Urruna Tjinya but you call it James Ranges. Everytime we go hunting in Urruna for goanna, Read more…
Down by the creek Two little kids swimming in the water. My grandson Anthony and his wife standing by the car watching kids swimming.