J.I., M.L.P. and T.R.G. offer our respect to the Indigenous Peoples residing in Canada, acknowledging their spirituality, traditional knowledge, and cultural diversity; and we offer our gratitude for their environmental stewardship from time immemorial. R.T.-B. acknowledges the Country, Elders and community of the Kulin Nations in so-called Australia in which he works and pays respects to those past and present, and acknowledges that these sacred bonds to Country remain unbroken and unceded. R.K. extends the deepest respect and acknowledgement to the Indigenous peoples whose enduring relationships with the land reflect a deep reservoir of wisdom, honed over millennia, and offering invaluable insights into sustainable and balanced approaches to the world around us. The authors also acknowledge support from the Brocher Foundation for the Ethical Imperatives for Indigenous Perspectives on Mind and Brain Workshop (M.L.P. and J.I.: Co-principal Investigators; K.B., R.T.-B., H.C., T.R.G., A.L.S. and M.R.V.: Working Group Members); International Brain Initiative (IBI; Fonds de Recherche du Québec, Canadian Institutes Health Research/Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addition (J.I.)); North Family Foundation (J.I.) and UBC Distinguished University Scholars Program (J.I.). J.I. is co-lead of the Canadian Brain Research Strategy (CBRS; CIHR #171583;03027 IC-127354) and chair of the IBI. M.L.P. is a member of the CRBS Indigenous Knowledge Holders Advisory Group. M.L.P. is supported by the University of Guelph Research Leadership Chairs Program, and K.B. is supported by ZonMw. M.R.V. receives support from a Swiss National Science Foundation Grant (186035). H.C., T.R.G., R.K., and A.M. received no funding for this project. The authors thank J. Bjaalie, O. Matshabane and B. Kumar, members of the Brocher Working Group who participated in conversations about this work.