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Professional Development

Professional Associations

Indigenous Circle (Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association) Mission Statement To raise awareness of the issues that affect Indigenous counsellors, clients, families and communities To promote educational opportunities for CCPA members who wish to work with Indigenous communities. To create a network for Indigenous counsellors and non-Indigenous counsellors who work with Indigenous clients, families and communities. To promote counselling as a field of choice for Indigenous peoples. To provide an Indigenous voice within the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. To encourage the observance of appropriate Indigenous protocol at CCPA Conferences
Indigenous Peoples’ Psychology Section, Canadian Psychological Association The purpose of the Indigenous Peoples’ Psychology Section is to: Strengthen and support a network of psychologists, researchers, students and community partners committed to advancing approaches to teaching, research, applied practice, and policy that are relevant to the comprehensive wellbeing of Indigenous peoples throughout Canada and around the world. Advance knowledge of the complex historical and contemporary sociopolitical dimensions of Indigenous Peoples’ mental health and wellbeing. Generate, share and mobilize wise practices within and beyond psychology that strengthen the mental health and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples, and to prioritize Indigenous research methodologies, epistemologies and lived experiences in the generation of these wise practices. Advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples’ in all aspects of mental health and wellbeing and the responsibility of the CPA to take action on calls for culturally-appropriate, critical, community, anti-oppressive and decolonizing approaches to research and applied practice.
The Society of Indian Psychologists The mission of SIP is to advocate for the psychological well-being of American Indians and other Indigenous peoples and to advance knowledge pertaining to Indigenous psychology.

Journals

AlterNative: an international journal of indigenous peoples
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
American Indian Culture and Research Journal
International Journal of Indigenous Health
Journal of Indigenous Research
Native American and Indigenous Studies No Adler access. Request articles via ILLiad.

Recent Publications

Recent Publications from American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research

Collaboration as a Catalyst for Change: Reducing Commercial Tobacco Use Among American Indian Youth Through Dedication to Community, Youth-Led Interventions, and Tradition (2025)
Kornacki, C., Rodriguez, J., Rodriguez, J., Hurtado, A., Lee, J.P., Moore, R.S., Brucks, L., Geisler, J., Boyle, V., Martinez, D., Admire, A., Hanson, M., Reif, R., Nielson, M., Henry-Walford, C., & Calac, D.J. (2025). American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 32(1), 1-24.
Development of a Diabetes Prevention Intervention Utilizing Gardening for Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Adults Receiving Mental Health Treatment: A Focus Group Study
Dickerson, D., Cain, M., & Najera, B. (2025). American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 32(1), 25-50.
Measuring Implementation Fidelity for the Gathering of Native Americans (GONA)
Aragon, B., Titman, A., Fuentes, J., Salas, C., Lopez, A., Garcia, R., Antone-Ramirez, A., Fleming, C., & Bartgis, J. (2025). American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 32(1), 50-71.

Recent Publications from Journal of Indigenous Research

The Past as Prologue: How Historic Relations with the Federal Government Encouraged Foundations of Resilience and Autonomy for the Metlakatla Indian Community During the COVID-19 PandemicThis link opens in a new windowFeb 16, 2025
Historic relationships with the federal government, converged with the strong cultural heritage, autonomy and self-reliance of the Metlakatla Indian Community (MIC) created foundations for strategic resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sentinel milestone events impacting the MIC during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, initiated by the President of the United States, Congress, and the Federal Courts, are analyzed in the context of their impact and support of evolving tribal-centered development and enaction of protections for the MIC.

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