Decolonial Community Psychology from Abya Yala

The construction of a decolonial community psychology in Abya Yala faces many challenges. We start by acknowledging the history of exclusion, discrimination, and violence against Indigenous people which results from colonial and patriarchal dominance systems. Nevertheless, we identify the capacity for community mobilization and organization that emanates from people’s autonomy and sovereignty. This chapter describes three examples that demonstrate agency and resistance among Indigenous people that result from communality and appreciation of their culture and identity; both supported by nature and territory. We approach them from a decolonial community psychology to develop collaborative work with communities in Puerto Rico, Perú, and México, three different contexts with common elements. It is a collective co-creation that challenges the epistemic injustice that has been exerted against communities, especially against women and their knowledge, valuing their cosmovisions and cosmopractices.