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...
Principal Investigator:Rice, Faun E Licensed Year(s):
2015
Summary:
The Principle Investigator aims to produce a useful record and analysis not only for Indigenous populations working towards a similar level of independence, but also for Canadian scholars, institutions, and individuals working with First Nations, Metis, or Inuit populations that will help them ensure that their practices are aiding decolonization.
This project will involve ethnographic field r...
Principal Investigator:Rice, Keren Licensed Year(s):20172016
2015
20142013201220112010 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 is particularly interested in the areas of variation, change and continuity in language, stories, song...
Principal Investigator:Parker, Aliana Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
The research objective is to understand the connection between Indigenous languages and the land, and to explore how that connection is represented in websites used for Indigenous language education. The central research question is: What is the significance of Indigenous perspectives of land for Indigenous language revitalization efforts? The connection between language and land will be the main ...