Queensland senator Pauline Hanson has called on Murrandoo Yanner to join her in tackling key issues affecting Indigenous communities after he launched a blistering attack against her at an arts fair in far north Queensland.

The Gulf Aboriginal leader began yelling loudly at Ms Hanson to go back home when she turned up to the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair on Saturday with a Channel Nine crew.

The incident was captured in a video clip that quickly gained momentum on social media.

In the clip, Ms Hanson can be seen walking away from Mr Yanner as he yells at her.

"Now you are kicking the Muslims around, you are just a racist redneck with your red hair," he says.

"Go away, go back to Ipswich and your fish and chip shop, you're disgraceful, you are intellectually dishonest and you are not welcome here."

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In a video later posted on Facebook, Ms Hanson said she was "ashamed" by the incident but invited Mr Yanner to work with her.

"Really ashamed to see what happened with Murrandoo Yanner on the steps and his abuse of me," she said.

"This man stands for a lot of issues that I stand for as well and that I have spoken about 20 years ago."

One of the issues she pointed to was violence and alcoholism in Aboriginal communities.

"Another of one of my issues that I spoke out against and I got called racist, and Noel Pearson came out and said it and he gets pat on the back," she said.

She said Mr Yanner could "make a big difference" with her.

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"Please let's work together on these issues. They're important to me and important to Aboriginal people," she said.

"I think the perception about me was wrong and I'm here to support the Aboriginal community and Torres Strait Islanders. I'm your representative."

The One Nation party leader made her first appearance in politics 20 years ago and has now been elected to the Senate.

She had previously criticised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for getting what she has referred to as special and preferential treatment.