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The Hopi Foundation exemplifies the Hopi teaching of "Itam naapyani" or doing the work ourselves. Established by local Hopis, we promote self sufficiency, proactive community participation in our own destiny, self reliance and local self determination.

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The Hopi Foundation
PO Box 301
Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
928.734.2380
928.734.9520 fax
www.hopifoundation.org
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The Center for Prevention and Resolution of Violence

There's a special place in our hearts for this program which brings healing to people who have suffered unimaginable trauma.
Treating survivors of torture and trauma
The Center for Prevention and Resolution of Violence, based in Tucson, Arizona, grew from the Sanctuary Movement that gained national attention in the early 1980s. In 1992, through the vision of the late Dr. Barbara Chester, an international leader in the fields of torture, post-traumatic stress disorder and cross-cultural treatment, the center evolved under the umbrella of the Hopi Foundation.

This is the only off-reservation program that The Hopi Foundation funds in part because it supports the Hopi traditions of self-empowerment and the concept of Qa tuutsawinvu, undoing a state of physical, emotional or psychological threats.

The Center was dissolved in November 2008, but remaining are two of its flagship programs: The Barbara Chester Award and the Owl & Panther Project.
 
The Barbara Chester Award

In honor of the life and work of Dr. Barbara Chester, The Hopi Foundation has established an award for outstanding clinicians/practitioners who treat victims of torture, their families and communities. In issuing this award, we hope to honor the worthy persons who undertake the difficult and often dangerous work of providing healing services in circumstances of torture. We hope also to call attention to such abuses directed against specific regions and communities, and draw worldwide support for prevention of torture and associated trauma. For more information please follow the

link:  http://www.barbarachesteraward.org
 
 
 
The Owl & Panther Project
Owl and Panther is a unique group designed to help those affected by trauma through creative writing and counseling. Owl and Panther especially seeks to treat trauma associated with torture, dislocation, refugee status, or family problems. Through creative writing, counseling, and community service participants of diverse ages, backgrounds, and ethnicity build confidence and enhance their communication and leadership skills. For more information please follow the link: http://www.owlandpanther.org
 
 
  
Articles & Related Stories:
 
Torture Survivors: Refugees and victims of atrocities find assistance--and hope--at a local treatment center. From Tucson Weekly.