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Emily Karaka

In this clip from a short documentary about Emily Karaka she explains the origins of her painting. Her work emerged both from personal concerns arising from the loss of her father and also from a growing social awareness of the injustices suffered by the tribes with which she was associated.

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Jock Phillips, Painting – Painting of identity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/45917/emily-karaka (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 4 July 2014.