The Saskatchewan College of Psychologists and all members of our professional organization and with other psychology regulatory organizations in Canada, formally and unequivocally apologize to the Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) and communities who have experienced racism while engaging with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists or with the psychology professionals we regulate.
We know that, as psychologists, we rarely listened carefully enough to Indigenous peoples. We rarely respected traditional skills, expertise, world views and unique wisdom of Indigenous peoples.
We sincerely apologize for psychological services that have not and do not honour cultural beliefs and world views and that convey inaccurate and misleading conclusions.
To demonstrate our sincere commitment to this apology, we pledge to work together with Indigenous partners and move ahead in a good way.