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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of Pacific-Indigenous knowledge as insights of Oceanic citizen-science to inform culturally-safe practice for psychology. It profiles contemporary Pacific needs in areas of crisis such as family violence, education disparities and health inequities, and points to ancient Pacific-indigenous knowledges as tools of healing for global diasporic communities in need. The historical evolution of psychology’s knowledge base and practice illustrates a fundamental crisis in the method of producing knowledge for psychology - the absence of Pacific-indigenous cultural knowledge. It suggests more effective research methodologies grounded in Pacific-Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies for psychology and overall community capability. It fosters practice perspectives and strategies based on NIU-psychology (New Indigenous Understandings) for innovative solutions to modern-day crises of humanity.
Table of ContentsPart I. Context: Changing tides in knowledge construction for re-informing psychology1) Fa’asinomaga – Introducing the Pacific diaspora2) The crisis of ‘importing’ psychology for practice in Oceania3) New problems need NIU method - the birth of Pacific-Indigenous psychology4) Saili Matagi: example of Pacific-indigenous psychology through offender rehabilitation Part II. Rediscovery: Impact of culture through language with Samoa’s collective houses of wisdom 5) Fa’afaletui: the process of collective wisdom-searching with NIU-method6) Collaborators for Change - Notable cultural authorities7) Collaborators for Change - Community-village leaders8) Collaborators for Change - Church leadersPart III. NIU-psychology: Reducing inequalities through cultural innovation 9) Suli vs Tagata Noa - The psyche of being ‘others-centred’ 10) Tofā Sa’ili – NIU metrics for measuring change11) Va’ai, Fa’alogo ma Tautala: NIU-Ideology reducing inequalities in human development12) NIU-Psychology for sustainable wellbeing
