NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: This project is a continuation of traditional knowledge (TK) studies in the Fort Simpson area, which were initiated in 2002 as part of the baseline studies and assessment for the Mackenzie Gas Project. In 2004, Nogha Geomatics was a subcontractor to the MGP and local researchers were hired to undertake study tasks. Since December 2004, project management in Fort Simpson has shifted to the Liidli...

Principal Investigator: Stockton, Pam
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004
Summary: This is the second year of a study that the researcher expects will help to explain how new graduate nurses begin to practice in the NWT. The researcher is about halfway through interviewing a total of 10 to 15 currently-practicing graduates of the Nor...

Principal Investigator: Little, Lois M.
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: Aboriginal people make up half of the total NWT population but are underrepresented in segments of the voluntary sector. The NWT Literacy Council, the YWCA of Yellowknife, and the Native Women's Association of the NWT want to gain an understanding of Abo...

Principal Investigator: Stephen, Bob
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: This research has two main objectives; 1) to better understand the literacy needs and preferences of NWT seniors; and 2) to make recommendations for more effective literacy supports and services for NWT seniors. This research will provide a snapshot or p...

Principal Investigator: Miller, Judith
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: The purpose of this study is to explore the ways in which Aboriginal Social Work Managers/Supervisors who live and work in rural/remote northern communities take care of themselves (i.e., maintain their physical/mental health), and, from their experience...

Principal Investigator: Hardess, Lisa
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: This study is part of a national program to gather information on Aboriginal housing design needs and preferences and on the use of local materials for housing construction by Aboriginal communities in Canada. One staff member of the Centre for Indigeno...

Principal Investigator: Gill, Lyall
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: This study involves collecting existing Traditional Knowledge information, gathering new information, and producing a Traditional Knowledge report. A cooperative approach has been developed involving Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP), Mackenzie Project Environment Group (MPEG), Liidlii Ku'e First Nation and Metis Nation of Fort Simpson. Project management is being provided by Nogha Geomatics Ltd. whic...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2003 2002
Summary: This project is a continuation of socio-economic and traditional knowledge studies in the Deh Cho Region, which were initiated in 2002 as part of the baseline studies and assessment for the Mackenzie Gas Project. The primary focus of the socio-economic...

Principal Investigator: Giles, Sarah
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: Canada's northern regions face a shortage of doctors. This research will examine the factors influencing physician recruitment and retainment in Fort Simpson through participant observation, semi-structured interviews and an examination of historical re...

Principal Investigator: Graburn, Larry
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: The proposed activities form part of a Summer Field Geotechnical Investigation Program to be conducted in the Deh Cho Region during 2003. The objective of this program is to gather information that will assess the soil and ground conditions at a represe...