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IDEA Native American Heritage Month Spotlight 鈥� Roundup

This year in honor of Native American Heritage Month, 海角乱伦’s Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (IDEA) created a weekly spotlight honoring members of the Native American and Alaska Native communities. Each week of November, IDEA sent a community email highlighting a Native American trailblazer in the field of psychology. Here we have pulled together those spotlights into a post to reflect on the important contributions of these individuals to the profession.听

Carolyn Lewis Attneave, PhD

Carolyn Lewis Altneave, PhD (1920-1992). Founder of The Society of Indian Psychologists. Nativel American and Alaska Native professionals advocating for and bringing attention to issues influencing Native mental health and psychology today. https://nativepsychs.org. Dr. Carolyn Attneave was a prominent psychologist of American Indian heritage, recognized for her expertise in cross-cultural counseling and pioneering work in family therapy that included the client's social network. Her book Family Networks: Retribalizaiton and Healing (1973, coauthored with Ross Speck) is a key resource on social network therapy for families, translated into several languages. In 1976 she contributed to the Special Panels on Mental Health Services and American Indian Mental Health for the President's Commission on Mental Health and attended the White House Conference on Families during the administrations of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. She also played a significant role in enhancing graduate psychology training programs.

Week one’s spotlight focused on (1920-1992). Dr. Attneave is the founder of . The mission of The Society of Indian Psychologists is “to advocate for the psychological well-being of American Indians and other Indigenous peoples and to advance knowledge pertaining to Indigenous psychology.”

Her book聽Family Network: Retribalization and Healing聽is available in the Moustakas Johnson Library for members of the 海角乱伦 community who are interested in reading it.听

Marigold Linton, PhD

Marigold Linton, PhD Made history as the first Native American in the U.S. to earn a doctorate in Psychology. Link to page about Dr. Linton included in text. Dr. Marigold Linton, a cognitive psychologist and member of the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Missions Indians, overcame many obstacles making her the first in her tribe to leave the reservation to attend college. She is the director of American Indian outreach at the University of Kansas and has held numerous national appointments, serving on multiple committees. A found members of both the society for Advancement of Chicanos and Nation Americans in Science and the National Indian Education Association, Linton has secured over $13 million in NIH funding to support programs enabling more American Indians to earn advanced degrees in the sciences.

Week two’s spotlight highlighted .听 Dr. Linton attended the University of California, where she became the first Native American to earn a doctorate degree in psychology in the United States. Dr. Linton is a founding member of the and the .听

Arthur McDonald, PhD

Arthur McDonald, PhD Link to learn more about Dr. McDonald also linked in text. Dr. McDonald was the first American Indian to earn a doctorate in psychology (1966). He began teaching at Montana State University but left academia to direct education on the Norther Cheyenne Reservation, founding Dull Knife Memorial College and recruiting Native American graduate students to teach and counsel there. Recognizing a need for broader inclusion he lobbied Congress to establish the INPSYCH program, aiming to secure funding for Native students in the field of psychology. His impacts earned him the APA's Presidential Citation in 2000. As president of the Morning Star Memorial Foundation, McDonald continues his advocacy for Native communities in education, mental health, and cultural preservation.

Week three’s spotlight featured . Dr. McDonald was the first Native American man to receive a doctorate degree in psychology. He played a major role in establishing the (INPSYCH) and as a result of this work was awarded the American Psychological Association’s Presidential Citation.听

Melissa Tehee, PhD, JD

Melissa Tehee, PhD, JD Links to learn more about the Thoi Lab and Traditional Medicine Wheel, also included in text. Dr. Tehee, is an assistant professor of psychology at Utah State University and a Cherokee Nation citizen. Her research and clinical work center on trauma across the lifespan, with a particular focus on health disparities, domestic violence and experiences of bias among American Indians and other marginalized groups. Combining her backgrounds in psychology and law, she considers how policy intersects with mental health in these communities. Dr. Tehee directs the American Indian Support Project, which works to increase the presence of American Indians professionals in mental health. She also leads the Tohi Lab, a research lab focused on the physical, spiritual and mental well-being of ethnic minorities, using the traditional medicine wheel to emphasize culturally appropriate, decolonizing practices in psychology

Week four’s spotlight highlighted . Dr. Tehee is the director of the , based out of Utah State University. She also oversees the , a research lab using the to emphasize culturally appropriate practice in psychology.听