Kathleen Korda was born and educated at the Daly River mission. In the 1960s, when she was a teenager, she moved out to Peppimenarti.
There her mother and grandmother taught her how to weave baskets, string bags and fish-nets. Kathleen lives at Peppimenarti with her 5 daughters and 12 grandchildren. Kathleen is Regina Wilson’s first cousin; her father was Regina’s mother’s brother.
She is establishing herself as a leading weaver at Durrmu Arts - receiving a Highly Commended for her traditional fish net in the Togart Art Awards (2013).