Richard Katz received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and taught there for twenty years. The author of several books, he has spent time over the past 50 years living and working with Indigenous peoples in Africa, India, the Pacific, and the Americas. He is professor emeritus at the First Nations University of Canada and an adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Saskatchewan. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

• Acknowledgments PROLOGUE “Things of Power” Releasing the Healing Potentials of Psychology PART ONE -- PREPARATIONS CHAPTER ONE “If We Can’t Measure It, Is It Real?” Entering the Profession of Psychology Maps CHAPTER TWO “We Try to Understand Our World--That’s Just What We Do” Indigenous Elders as Our First Psychologists PART TWO -- THE WORKINGS OF PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER THREE “We Respect What Remains a Mystery in Our Lives” The Enduring Foundation of Spirituality in Everyday Life CHAPTER FOUR “The Purpose of Life Is to Learn” Research as a Respectful Way of Experiencing and Knowing CHAPTER FIVE “All in the Circle of Our Lives Remains Valuable” Nourishing a Recurring Fullness throughout the Life Cycle CHAPTER SIX “Health Is More Than Not Being Sick” Balance and Exchange as Foundations of Well-Being CHAPTER SEVEN “All My Relations” Honoring the Interconnections That Define Us PART THREE -- A FUTURE OF PSYCHOLOGIES CHAPTER EIGHT “There Is No One Way, Only Right Ways” The Renewing Synergy of Multiple Psychologies Bibliography Index

“A remarkable culmination of Katz’s invaluable life-long work with Indigenous healers, Indigenous Healing Psychology is a brilliant, groundbreaking work connecting psychology to its roots so it can more truly become a force for healing and social change. A genuine invitation to a breathtaking journey that is a rare treasure. Just what psychology so desperately needs.”