Name: Josie Fly

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.

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