January 28, 2019
Nuku gives voice to indigenous women
QIANE MATATA SIPU FULL INTERVIEW
A Mangere photojournalist wants to change the narrative around indigenous women.
Qiane Matata Sipu has launched her Nuku project and website featuring the first 10 of what she intends will be 100 profiles of wāhine.
She’s producing photo portolios and a 45 minute podcast interview with each woman, as well as behind the scenes style video clips for the nukuwomen.co.nz website.
The interviews and photos will eventually form the basis for a book and an exhibition.
She wants to fill what she sees as a gap in media or events around women, where there is minimal room for the indigenous voice.
"I’m very proud that this is 100 percent indigneous wahine telling their stories as they are. Being an indigenous woman isn't a particular thing or a particular look or a particular way, we all are individuals and we all have amazing stories so this is showcasing what and whoT5 that indigenous women are today," she says.
The project kicked off with help from the Mangere Otahuhu Local Board and Creative NZ, but Qiane Matata Sipu is on the hunt for more funding to complete it.
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