Pathway to Hope: an indigenous approach to healing child sexual abuse

Background. The Alaska Native (AN) population has endured multiple historical traumatic events. This population has poorer health outcomes on nearly all factors compared with Alaska non-Natives with more than 75% reportedly being physically assaulted in their lifetime, and child sexual abuse nearly 6 times the national average. Objective. This article describes the Pathway to Hope (PTH) program, which is an indigenous approach to ending silence and denial related to child sexual abuse and encourages multigenerational healing. Design. PTH was developed by ANs who believe that each community is unique, thus strategies for ending denial and support for healing must be woven from the historical context, cultural strengths of individual communities. Strengths-based solutions built on truth, honesty, compassion and shared responsibility for healing and protecting today’s children have been profound and successful. The PTH curriculum addresses child sexual abuse from a historical perspective; that the higher rates of sexual abuse among certain Tribes, regions and communities is linked in part to years of victimisation, but may also be perpetuated by internalised oppression and lateral violence among Tribal members. Results. Data suggest that community-based dialogue and wisdom of Native elders and spiritual leaders paired with readiness of community service providers are necessary for sustained change. At all levels, this Indigenous model for learning, sharing, helping and healing brings hope for an end to denial and silence about child sexual abuse for Native people. Conclusions. The PTH program utilises the wisdom and values that have sustained Native people for generations. Ending silence and denial about child sexual abuse and building upon strengths have assisted many Indigenous communities begin the journey toward wellness. Through the PTH, communities have taken steps to accept the challenges associated with establishing safety for children, supporting child victims in healing and to holding offenders accountable

Efecto de las características ambientales y geológicas sobre la calidad del agua en la cuenca del río Caplina, Tacna, Perú

Pino, E., Tacora, P., Steenken, A., Alfaro, L., Valle, A., Chávarri E., Ascencios D., & Mejía, J. (noviembre-diciembre, 2017). Efecto de las características ambientales y geológicas sobre la calidad del agua en la cuenca del río Caplina, Tacna, Perú. Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua, 8(6), 77-99, DOI: 10.24850/j-tyca-2017-06-06. Se busca determinar la calidad del agua en la cuenca Caplina tomando como componentes principales el análisis de la geomorfología, geología, medio ambiente e hidrología. Para ello, se tomaron los estudios realizados por el Proyecto Especial Tacna (PET), Autoridad Nacional del Agua (ANA), Autoridad Local del Agua (ALA), el Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (SENAMHI), entre otros. Se identificaron tres unidades geomorfológicas, tales como: la Cordillera Occidental, Puna y Flanco Disectado de los Andes con sus características propias; asimismo en base a la cartografía geológica se identificó las formaciones geológicas que inciden sobre la calidad del agua en la Cuenca Caplina. Se determinaron las fuentes con mayor influencia sobre la calidad del agua, siendo las geotermales Aruma y Paralocos que emanan aguas con alto contenido de Arsénico, Plomo y Sodio en concentraciones por encima de los valores del Estándar de Calidad Ambiental (ECA), incluso el trasvase de aguas de la fuente Barroso Chico hacia la Quebrada Ancoma con alto contenido de Hierro. Se identificó las interrelaciones entre la geología, el clima y la hidrología los cuales reflejan la variación de la concentración de los elementos en el agua en épocas de estiaje y épocas de avenida

Rock falls on steep rockwalls in the Mont-Blanc massif in 2007 : a GIS approach

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The Tré-la-Tête rockfall into the glacier de la Lex Blanche (Mont Blanc massif, Italy)

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Rock falls in the Mont Blanc Massif in 2007 and 2008

Due to a lack of systematic observations, the intensity and volume of rock falls and rock avalanches in high mountain areas are still poorly known. Nevertheless, these phenomena could have burly consequences. To document present rock falls, a network of observers (guides, mountaineers, and hut wardens) was initiated in the Mont Blanc Massif in 2005 and became fully operational in 2007. This article presents data on the 66 rock falls (100 m3 ≤ V ≤ 50,000 m3) documented in 2007 (n = 41) and 2008 (n = 25). Most of the starting zones are located in warm permafrost areas, which are most sensitive to warming, and only four rock falls are clearly out of permafrost area. Different elements support permafrost degradation as one of the main triggering factors of present rock falls in high mountain areas

Rock falls in the Mont Blanc Massif in 2007 and 2008

Due to a lack of systematic observations, the intensity and volume of rock falls and rock avalanches in high mountain areas are still poorly known. Nevertheless, these phenomena could have burly consequences. To document present rock falls, a network of observers (guides, mountaineers, and hut wardens) was initiated in the Mont Blanc Massif in 2005 and became fully operational in 2007. This article presents data on the 66 rock falls (100 m3 ≤ V ≤ 50,000 m3) documented in 2007 (n = 41) and 2008 (n = 25). Most o