19 Dossier(s) trouvé(s) à l’emplacement "Région désignée des Gwich'in" (les projets pluriannuels sont regroupés):
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Understanding and addressing males' boating safety practices in the Northwest Territories
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Année(s) de permis: 2016 2015
Résumé: There are three objectives for this research project: I) Understand Northwest Territories (NWT) resident male boaters’ behaviours and attitudes towards water safety. Given that rates of drowning are higher in the NWT, it would be dangerous to assume that male NWT residents have the same attitudes and behaviours concerning boat safety as their female and non-NWT resident counterparts. In particula...


DREAM-GLOBAL: Planning and Implementing a Food Procurement Policy for Healthy Nutrition
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Année(s) de permis: 2013
Résumé: The primary goal of the project is to introduce a healthier food program to Aklavik by working with community partners. The DREAM-GLOBAL research team, Aklavik Community Corporation, local health committee, as well as other partners will develop a plan to support programs and policies that will increase the awareness and availability of healthy foods and especially traditional foods, wherever poss...


Using Inuvialuit and Gwich'in observations to monitor environmental change in the Mackenzie Delta Region
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Année(s) de permis: 2022 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Résumé: The objective of this research is to work with Inuvialuit and Gwich’in experts to document and share local observations of environmental conditions. Over time, this will build a record of observations, against which future changes can be compared. To document local observations this research will employ methods including participatory photo-mapping, participatory-video, web-based mapping, photo-el...


Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
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Année(s) de permis: 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Résumé: This study will: 1. Integrate several sources of data to create an action plan that maps the socio-spatial problem of intimate partner Violence; 2. Create narratives describing community response in rural and northern areas of the Prairie Provinces and the NWT; and 3. Generate a grounded theory as a practical tool to create and sustain non-violent communities in these regions of Canada. The...


The Limits of Sovereignty: Practices of Indigeneity among the Teetl'it Gwich'in
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Année(s) de permis: 2012
Résumé: The purpose of this research project is to gather information on practices of Indigeneity: the spiritual, physical, and cultural practices of the Teetl’it Gwich’in from the community of Fort McPherson. The researcher will be interviewing Teetl’it Gwich’in knowledge holders who can provide insight to the concept of Indigeneity and the significance it holds for them. A major focus of this project ...


Transience and social cohesion in an Arctic community
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Année(s) de permis: 2010
Résumé: The proposed project will examine the impact of transience on the social cohesion of Arctic communities. Using Inuvik, Northwest Territories as a case study the researchers, in partnership with community groups, will investigate: 1) the extent of mobility in the community, 2) determine what the major negative impacts of this mobility are on community organizations, and 3) discuss what can be...


Planning for Community Health
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Année(s) de permis: 2007 2006
Résumé: The objective of this Master’s-level study is to evaluate community health in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the context of planning initiatives. Health and well-being can be linked to both environmental and socio-economic factors as well as physiological factors. Therefore, examining variations in services and facilities between communities and any correlated differences in health outcomes ...


2003 Traditional Knowledge and Socio-Economic Studies in the Gwich'in Settlement Area
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Année(s) de permis: 2005 2004 2003 2002
Résumé: This project is a continuation of socio-economic and traditional knowledge studies in the Gwich'in Settlement Area, which were initiated in 2002 as part of the baseline studies and assessment for the Mackenzie Gas Project. The primary focus of the socio...


Donald Marsh's Impact on the Development and Implementation of Northern Social Policies
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Année(s) de permis: 2004
Résumé: The purpose of this thesis research is to examine the role that Donald Marsh, the second Anglican Bishop of the Arctic, had on development of northern social policies specifically regarding wildlife management, education, health care, and family welfare....


2003 Traditional Knowledge and Socio-Economic Studies in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region
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Année(s) de permis: 2005 2004 2003 2002
Résumé: This project is a continuation of socio-economic and traditional knowledge studies in the Inuvialuit Settlement Area, which were initiated in 2002 as part of the baseline studies and assessment for the Mackenzie Gas Project. The primary focus of the soc...


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