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Perceiving Dene "click" Sounds
Principal Investigator: Bezha, Walter
Licensed Year(s): 2020
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4700. The outcome of this research can be used in language teaching to help learners open their ears to sounds that make Dene language different from English. The research team want to find ways to help Dene as a second language learners to hear variation in pronunciation and sounds more fluent when they speak. The research...


Déline Gonáoweré Gogodí: Conversing with Community, Land, and Creator
Principal Investigator: Saxon, Leslie A.
Licensed Year(s): 2019
Summary: The goals of language revitalization can be met through narrative revitalization, an approach to language study using the creative, mental, and spiritual dimensions of stories to keep us learning. By studying stories, the research team create memorable and continually growing connections to both language and place. This project will accomplish two overall goals: 1) to connect place and people soci...


Mapping, Language and Stories in Deline
Principal Investigator: Simmons, Deborah L
Licensed Year(s): 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Summary: As the community makes the transition to self-government, there has been an increased interest in language documentation through stories, song, and concepts of place in order to better understand what Dene government means. Governance thus forms one focal point of this research. The research team are particularly interested in the areas of variation, change and continuity in language, stories, son...


The Words Of Our Ancestors Are Our Path To The Future: Mapping Dene Language, Narrative and Governance in Déline, NWT- Phase 2
Principal Investigator: Simmons, Deborah L
Licensed Year(s): 2007 2006
Summary: The goal of this study is to understand the evolving role of Dene knowledge, language and culture and support community objectives in governance and land stewardship. This program is initiated by the Deline First Nation to enhance community capacity and Dene knowledge as a foundation for self-governance. Community researchers are provided with training, and community members participate in stru...


Sahtu Settlement Harvest Study
Principal Investigator: Bayha, Janet
Licensed Year(s): 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1998
Summary: The Harvest Study is a 5-year, 5-community study being conducted in the Sahtu Settlement. Each month, in each community, a local interviewer recommended by the local Renewable Resource Council collects fish and wildlife harvest information in their commu...


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