When you romanticize us, you don’t take us seriously ... it’s like seeing us through some Disney ‘Pocahontas’-type representation. We are real people.

Stephanie Fryberg

Stephanie Fryberg is a Tulalip psychologist who received her Master's and Doctorate degrees from Stanford University, where in 2011 she was inducted into the Multicultural Hall of Fame. In the same year, she testified before Senate on Stole Identities: The impact of racist stereotypes on Indigenous people. She previously taught psychology at the University of Arizona, and at the Tulalip Community at Marysville School. She currently teaches American Indian Studies and Psychology at the University of Washington, and is a member of the Tulalip Tribe. Her research focuses on race, class, and culture in relation to ones psychological development and mental health. She translated Carol Dweck's growth mindset; taking a communal-oriented approach. The students on her tribe’s reservation who received her translation had significant improvement compared to the original version.

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