Jones Billy
Jones was born and bred Minyerri. His mother Josie is one of the nine Wilfred sisters. His father’s country is Arnhem Land. Minyerri is 270km out from Katherine, past Mataranka, on the Roper Highway.
"Minyerri, it's a good place to live – our ancestors have lived here for a long long time. My grandfather was the key holder, Djungaya for this place. Minyerri lifestyle is good – but not much happens around here! Most of the time we love going hunting and camping with our families. Now we’ve got 4WD it’s a lot better – long-time ago people had to walk out to go camping.
My mum’s mum was a real grandma to everyone - she was the one who taught me everything about hunting, bush food, how to survive in the bush. If I break down in the bush, I know how to find water because of her. Since I was a kid, I’ve loved going out bush: fishing, walking around in the bush, looking for bush tucker, hunting; you never get bored in the bush."
Blog posts
'Magpie Goose: Stories You Wear' exhibition has opened - And there are a lot of people to thank!
Reflections on the Opening of Magpie Goose: Stories You Wear and the many people we need to thank.
It's Black Friday Every Week: Because Our Prices Are Already Honest
You won’t see any flashing discounts or countdown clocks here, because at Magpie Goose, we have Black Friday every week. Our prices are already as fair and as low as we can make them. We work hard ...
Acknowledging Artists on Every Garment
Every new Magpie Goose garment features the artist’s name and artwork title on its care label, honouring Aboriginal Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and celebrating the stories behind the ...
Magpie Goose acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and trade. We acknowledge their ongoing connection and custodianship for Country.
We pay our deep respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly those who we work and collaborate with.
Always was, always will be.