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In a commentary on the APA Ethics Code, The Society of Indian Psychologists (SIP; Garcia & Tehee, 2014) emphasized that:

Indigenous people have a holistic and inter-relational view of health. This view means that the Western-based concepts of body, emotions, mind, spirit, community, and land cannot be separated and that an individual cannot be separated from their relationships, including the generations before them and the generations to come. There are no distinctions between physical health, mental health, and spiritual health, which also means that my physical health, mental health, and wellbeing are related to yours (“we are all related”).

* They set forth 12 essential concepts, including:

1 All things are sacred. Sacredness is not religiosity but a recognition that everything has an important role to play in the universe. This idea of sacredness is respectful of reciprocal relationships, of family, of the community, of the environment, of the past, present, and of the future.

2 Life and development are understood in terms of cycles as opposed to a linear process.

3 Everything is connected. All beings (including the Earth, the environment, and events in the past, present, and future) respond to each other’s actions. Every living system is a whole in itself, as well as part of a larger system. This explanation is an essential concept of full circle understanding.

4 Events in life can best be understood as lessons. There is an acknowledgment that this moment is part of the lesson of whom we were, are, and whom we are to become.

5 Respect and honoring are essential to true or long-lasting relationships. These need to be demonstrated in a way that recognizes the cultural context of the individual and the community.

6 Relevant healing places emphasis on the social, historical, and political contexts that have shaped Indigenous experiences, lives, and perceptions.

7 Relevant healing encourages balance and harmony within a person’s life and in relationship to others; it encourages the growth of positive elements in a person’s life and emphasizes the strengthening of resiliency.

8 Individuality is valued by how it improves the community. Collaboration is more highly valued than autonomy. Competition should enhance collaboration.

9 Sustainability is essential for all of us to survive and thrive. This generation is not the most important for all time. It is important to question: How can we live in a way that allows others to live? How can we live in a way that reflects respect to all those whom we impact?

10 Mystery, awe, wonder, intuition, and miracles occur naturally in everyday life. The fact that Western culture has not yet figured out how to measure them is irrelevant.

11 The best way to understand one’s place and identity is in the context of past, present, and future within one’s community. Any action may have broad consequences. It is important to consider how to act deliberately and thoughtfully.

12 Compartmentalism misses the beauty of the Whole. The Whole is often much more complex and functional than the sum of each individual part. Working with the Whole acknowledges the mystery of those things still unknown and that cannot be readily observed or measured.