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Full Apology to the Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian People

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Full Apology to the Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian People

Drafted by Psychoanalysis for Social Responsibility, Section IX of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis), American Psychological Association   

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The United States is a settler colonial nation that grew wealthy, in part, by the theft and despoiling of Native American land and culture. The Standing Rock protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline is a movement resisting the further theft, loss, and despoliation, which makes the present moment an important one in which to speak out against the longstanding harm afflicted on native peoples, including much psychological harm. As representatives of several American Psychological Association Divisions and Sections, we respectfully offer a full apology to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and we stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock resistance movement. 

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