Excerpt: The aim of this special issue is to open a space for Indigenous epistemology to broaden our understanding of humannature interconnections, and to prompt scholars to further explore ecopsychology’s capacity for social engagement. Indigenous perspectives can help restore and protect sacred bonds with the earth. The articles in this special issue are informed by Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge (ITEK), brought forth by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars and by the testimonies of Indigenous Elders. The articles show that ecopsychology can contribute to Indigenous-led decolonization movements, even as it remains clear that that proposition carries with it some inherent contradictions.
