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Dr Marjad Page Gidgee Healing Mt Isa Aboriginal Health In Aboriginal Hands

Marjad is Mount Isa’s first traditional owner GP as a proud Kalkadoon man. Dr Page’s also has connections to two other Aboriginal tribes – Waanyi and Gangaldida Mount Isa is in the heart of Kalkadoon country and Dr Page said it was of great benefit to the community to have a Kalkadoon doctor working locally. “My plan was always to help my mob. I’m a very proud Mount Isa local. I love this town like nothing else … I always knew I was going to come back and help my people here. I love the time (NAIDOC WEEK) when we can get together and have a good laugh like we used to, because the world can get quite serious, It’s really getting together and remembering the past, the present and the future and also talking about the past, present and future and trying to work out the direction we need to go. It’s a time I can thank people. Were it not for the Kalkadoon, Waanyi and Gangalidda tribes of north-west Queensland and the Lardil people of Mornington Island, he would not be where he is today. A lot of people say to me ‘you must be very proud of yourself’ “I say ‘no, I’m not — I’m proud of this community and the people who got me to where I am’.” “At the end of the day I’m Aboriginal, born and bred here. I know what the kids are going through, I know what they’ve been through,” he said. “I know what families have been through and I think that’s really, really important.” He said his understanding of local culture and community structure was also of great use as a doctor. “That’s something that you just can’t read … you just can’t learn,” Dr Page said. “Having an Aboriginal doctor in any community [is helpful] but especially if it’s your own because every community is different.”