NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Armitage, Peter
Licensed Year(s): 2015
Summary: To document Aklavik Inuvialuit Traditional Use (hunting, trapping, fishing, collection of berries, camp locations, travel routes, etc.) and some Traditional Knowledge related to focal species in the context of renewing the Yukon North Slope Conservation and Management Plan. Over a 4-5 week period starting in February 2015, the Principle Investigator (PI) and a community co-researcher will inter...

Principal Investigator: Fabijan, Michael F
Licensed Year(s): 2012
Summary: The study will focus on collecting information from Inuvialuit elders and harvesters. Of particular interest are community issues and concerns, local knowledge and recommendations with respect to the potential effects of the proposed project. Participants will be asked to discuss their perceptions of the potential effects of the project on community health and wellness, their knowledge of tradi...

Principal Investigator: Nickels, Scot
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: This project aims to work with traditional knowledge holders and local experts of the communities of Sachs Harbour, Ulukhaktok, and Paulatuk, to document the following three areas with special emphasis on their relation to the Beaufort Sea circumpolar flaw lead: 1. Historical scan and analysis of Inuvialuit Knowledge of sea ice use and ecology of the flaw lead (information, maps, and literatu...

Principal Investigator: Hodgetts, Lisa M
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The primary objective of this traditional knowledge project is to document Inuvialuit elders’ traditional knowledge of land use and occupancy on Banks Island, with a particular focus on the area in and around Aulavik National Park, where the study area for the archaeological component of the research is located. Elders will be asked to map their knowledge of animal habitat, habitation sites, spir...

Principal Investigator: Lyons, Natasha L.
Licensed Year(s): 2006 2005
Summary: This project was first suggested by the Aklavik Community Corporation and is a collaboration between the researcher and the community. The Inuvialuit community in Aklavik recognizes that Elders' knowledge is being lost very quickly and this has spurred...

Principal Investigator: Hart, Elisa J.
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004 2003
Summary: There is little information available for local schools on traditionally used places and place names. The purpose of this project is to get more in-depth information on a list of traditionally named places that has been provided by Tuktoyaktuk elders. Th...

Principal Investigator: Hoyt, Andrea J.
Licensed Year(s): 2001 2000
Summary: The research team will be based out of Tuktoyaktuk, and travel to Tuktoyaktuk from Inuvik will be by scheduled flight. No field camps will be used, and all transport in the field will be on foot or by boat. The study will be done through individual and group interviews, using maps and semi-directed interviews. Interviews will be taped, to facilitate data collection. Participation in the study i...

Principal Investigator: Villebrun, Lori
Licensed Year(s): 1999
Summary: The objective of this study is to determine how Dene in the Deh Cho transmit their knowledge of the land publicly in environmental hearings as compared to how they transmit the same knowledge privately among themselves. Travel will be by car to Hay River, Fort Simpson and Fort Providence. Semi-structured interviews with the participants will be conducted. All participants will be given a consen...

Principal Investigator: Anderson, David G
Licensed Year(s): 2000 1999 1998
Summary: The objective of this study is to develop a forest management plan that is sensitive to the priorities identified by the Gwich'in Elders and contemporary Gwich'in forest users. A total of four graduate students and their assistants will work with forestry experts employed by the Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board (GRRB) both to supplement an existing database and to synthesize the material into a...

Principal Investigator: Ford, Neil
Licensed Year(s): 2000 1999
Summary: The project team will work in partnership with people from the community of Sachs Harbour NT, on Banks Island, especially those whose livelihoods are based on the land. Team members will use participatory workshop methodologies and semi-structured interviews to ensure that the results of the project accurately reflect Inuvialuit viewpoints, observations and traditions. The project will begin with ...