NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

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...

Principal Investigator: Preston, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: Research will take place in the Town of Fort Good Hope during the summer of 1996. It will expand on research begun in 1995 and will be designed as a family history project. Semi-structured interviews will be employed as well as participation in and observations of community life....

Principal Investigator: Preston, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 1995
Summary: The researcher will utilize a participatory style of ethnographic research to expand on the research done in 1990 by the Dene Cultural Institute. Participant research observations and local opportunity to shape the direction of the research will be encouraged. Semistructured and unstructured interviews will be conducted according to strict ethical guidelines negotiated through a contract process ...

Principal Investigator: Fajber, Elizabeth
Licensed Year(s): 1995
Summary: The researcher will investigate the issues using qualitative, community-based, collaborative research methods. Research tools include semi-structured and unstructured interviews with consenting informants. Also, involvement both in formal community meetings and political assemblies, and in informal daily activities of Dene in the community will enhance the researcher's understanding of the heali...

Principal Investigator: Allen, Wayne E.
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992
Summary: The researcher will continue to conduct interviews with the elders and community members of Fort Good Hope in order to collect data to test assumptions about the long-term sustainability of existing Dene harvesting practices. Data will include resource distribution, land tenure and harvest patterns, genealogies and traditional knowledge. The researcher will continue to work closely with the comm...

Principal Investigator: Thompson, Judy
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: In conjunction with on-going research on Dene clothing in the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Dene seamstresses will be interviewed about their life and work. Community residents will also be consulted regarding a proposed exhibition of Dene clothing. Examples of the sewing of contemporary Dene women will be purchased for the permanent collection at the Museum of Civilization....

Principal Investigator: Rochon, Timm
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researcher will conduct informal interviews to learn about Dene concepts and attitudes of nature and the relationship they believe themselves to have with their surrounding natural environment. The questions will focus on Dene ceremonies, rituals, prechristian religion and the manner in which these issues influence and encompass a Dene concept of nature....

Principal Investigator: Sprecher, Dawn
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher will conduct informal discussions and interviews with people in all levels of government specifically Native involvement at the Territorial and Community level. The interviews will discuss methods that would best serve each community's need for self government....

Principal Investigator: Rice, Karen
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To develop a Slavey grammar for the use in preparation of teaching materials....