Ko Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu ngā iwi. Miriama's poetry has recently been published in Te Whē, Tarot, Awa Wahine and Climate Change Anthology: No Other Place To Stand. She lives in Te Ūpoko-o-te-ika-a-Māui with her hoa rangatira, Richard, and two tamariki, James Rewi (8) and Hana Tirohia (6). Miriama washes yoghurt pots and feels closer to her tīpuna.