From the Indigenous tribal groups of Ngāti Ranginui, Ngai te Rangi, Raukawa and Ngāti Haua, in Āotearoa / New Zealand (Māori), Mrs Emma Rawson-Te Patu is director of ManuKahu Associates, Indigenous Consultants. Emma is President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, the first Indigenous woman to hold this role. Emma also holds the Policy and Advocacy portfolio in the Indigenous Working Group of the WFPHA. Mrs Rawson-Te Patu is a Researcher/Trainer, experienced facilitator and proud health promoter. Emma has a Master of Philosophy with Honors (First Class) focussing on Institutional racism in Public Health. Emma has recently been a consultant to the New Zealand Human Rights Commission and other contract work globally. Emma’s passion is developing training and frameworks for dismantling institutional racism, supporting culturally responsive, human rights based public health approaches and socially/culturally conscious business strategy and organisational development. Emma is working on developing a global Indigenous public health institute in conjunction with broader Indigenous networks working in the global health space.