NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Bassi Kellett, Sheila E
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: This project will focus on the question: “What research strategies can the Government of the Northwest Territories undertake, in partnership with community governments and their representative organizations, that would most effectively support the enhancement of local government administrators’ leadership competencies and capacities within the Northwest Territories?” Key partners in this are the G...

Principal Investigator: Irlbacher-Fox, Stephanie
Licensed Year(s): 2002 2001
Summary: The research will be conducted by the principal investigator and a researcher/translator. Research will take place between 1 August and 31 December, 2001, and will be conducted in Ft. Simpson and other Deh Cho communities, as decided by Deh Cho advisors and the research team. Information will be collected by interviewing Elders and others, individually or in groups, and through the use of works...

Principal Investigator: Kulchyski, Peter
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993
Summary: In this last year, of a 3-year project, the researcher will visit Pangnirtung (in May), Ft. Simpson (in June) and Ft. Good Hope (in July) to conduct interviews with residents about community values and perspectives on self-government. Information will be collected on the structure, nature and historical development of meetings and territorial assemblies in order to evaluate their role in current ...

Principal Investigator: Smith, Shirleen
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1992
Summary: I am addressing issues of how Dene traditions of governance are reflected in models currently being developed, and how these might be accomodated within the democratic institutions of Canadian government. I will focus on an area of research that is both interesting and timely: Aboriginal views on the meaning of their treaties with the Crown in Canada....