Principal Investigator:Chugh, Pawan K Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
The objective of this research project is to determine the appropriate processes and procedures related to the government funding for development of Aboriginal communities in Northern Canada. There are increasing demands on the government agencies to be responsible to the public for the money spent in development of Aboriginal communities. In the public sector, the concept has extended over time f...
Principal Investigator:Gordon, Dylan Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
This research has two goals: 1) to determine how harvesters of wild mushrooms operating in the Northwest Territories find, harvest, process and sell them; and, 2) to determine how this process impacts the social, environmental and economic interests of local communities and the land.
The method is called ethnographic participant observation. This means to observe the actions of the study partic...
Principal Investigator:Southcott, Chris Licensed Year(s):
2011
2010200920082007 Summary:
The objectives of this research project are:
• to continue developing a comprehensive listing of social economy organizations in Northern Canada;
• to undertake a survey of these organizations to determine the characteristics of these organizations including locations, activities, size, employment, membership and structure; and
• to update the database of social economy organizations in the N...
Principal Investigator:Maita, Maria MM Licensed Year(s):
2007
Summary:
The objective of this research program is to collect socio-economic information in relation to the potential impacts of the proposed Gahcho Kué Project. The information will be used to inform the eventual environmental and cumulative assessments of potential project impacts and of potential mitigation measures. Where applicable, the socio-economic information will be used to better understand ho...
Principal Investigator:Povey, Andrew Licensed Year(s):2003
2002
Summary:
The focus of these studies will be to identify, collect, and verify existing socio-economic baseline information, including the local/regional wage and subsistence economies, population, labour force, community facilities, services, accommodation, local/...
Principal Investigator:Korber, Dianne Licensed Year(s):
1996
Summary:
Data will be collected in the form of formal and informal interviews, and participant-observations. The sampling size for Wrigley will be close to full census of adults (age 15 years or over) population (110 people). The sampling size in Fort Providence will be a selected sample based on key informants' knowledge of local participation in subsistence, forestry and community activities, and rando...