E rere ana aku kupu whakamihi ki a koutou katoa
Me mihi ka tika ki te whenua o Naarm, ka tū ai te Kāreti RACMA. Tū pakari ai te Woi-Wurrung he rōpū reo mai i te Wurundjeri nā te iwi Kulin, kei a rātou te mana tikanga o Naarm.
Ahakoa te aha, ka tū ai tātou ki runga i ngā whenua rangatira mai i ngā iwi taketake – ka mau tonu atu tō rātou ake mana whenua
He uri ahau nō Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga hoki
Toitū te whenua, Toitū te tangata, Toitū te tuakiri

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.

Nadene Edmonds is a Māori woman who has tribal affiliations Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga. She works for the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators as its First Nations Advisor. RACMA is located on Naarm, the unceded land of the Woi-Wurrung of the Wurundjeri of the Kulin Nation.

Nadene leads RACMA’s work to ensure the college:

• Creates education pathways for RACMA Fellows (FRACMA) and Associate Fellows (AFRACMA) to increase the number of medical leaders who are Indigenous Peoples of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Is raising awareness, knowledge and understanding across RACMA of the cultures, histories, knowledge and rights of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to achieve member cultural safety in health services and improved health.
• And it’s members contribute to the development and maintenance of a medical workforce that provides high-quality, safe and equitable care and services by advising on medical specialist leadership and workforce issues related to Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand’s Indigenous Peoples.

Ngā manaakitanga o te waahi ngaro.