NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Oberle, Eva
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5405. The Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) is a self-report questionnaire that gives students a voice by answering questions about their feelings and experiences both inside and outside of school. The MDI uses a holistic, strengths-based approach to measure five dimensions of child development strongly linked to so...

Principal Investigator: Perrin, Alison Dawn
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5182. The goal of this research is to understand the ways in which decisions are made about research in the Canadian North, how the practice of research aligns with northern and Indigenous research priorities and principles, and how research is impacting decision-making in northern and Indigenous governments and organizatio...

Principal Investigator: Perrin, Alison Dawn
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2020
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4950. The goal of this research is to understand the ways in which decisions are made about research in the Canadian North, how the practice of research aligns with northern and Indigenous research priorities and principles, and how research is impacting decision-making in northern and Indigenous governments and organizatio...

Principal Investigator: Leyenaar, Matthew
Licensed Year(s): 2019
Summary: The purpose of this project is for a small team to conduct a community health needs assessment via field work in Tuktoyaktuk, and use the combined qualitative information from participatory community engagement sessions and quantitative data from published statistics to determine the adaptability of this Standard as a model guideline for specific rural application of a community paramedicine (cp) ...

Principal Investigator: Martin, James A
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: This Master’s level research project aims to discover if full cost accounting principles should be considered in decision-making on the costs and benefits associated with mining in the Northwest Territories. The project will consist of an in-depth case study using both primary and secondary data sources, including interviews with the personnel of organizations considered to be regular reviewers of...

Principal Investigator: Kafarowski, Joanna
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: The goal of the initiative is to document and analyze Inuit women's roles in Arctic fisheries in order to promote and support their participation in decision-making processes in this sector. This initiative seeks to identify and remove barriers to Inuit...

Principal Investigator: Salomons, Michael
Licensed Year(s): 2002
Summary: In order to be certain that participating communities are clear as to the use and content of contributed material to be used in the project book and web-site, project staff will verify summarized data with all participating communities. A local elder will be hired to assist with travel to communities (planning, logistics, translation and accompaniment where possible). Community visits will be time...

Principal Investigator: Kofinas, Gary P
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: The aim of this project is to analyze the participation of community members in decision-making for the purposes of co-managing the Porcupine caribou herd. The study will examine the costs and benefits of community involvement, the role of information and communication in decision-making, and the effectiveness of this management system in meeting community needs. The study will include the commu...

Principal Investigator: Rodon, Thierry
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993
Summary: The researcher will examine co-management organizations, consisting of government bodies and aboriginal groups, and evaluate their influence on the actual decision making process and their role in the maintenance of political autonomy for aboriginal people of Canada. Specifically, the researcher will examine the co-management structures established under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement and conduct...

Principal Investigator: Hart, Elisa J.
Licensed Year(s): 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Summary: The traditional knowledge project is funded through NOGAP and is provided to the Heritage Centre for devising means for dealing with the impacts of oil development on Inuvialuit heritage resources. We are also developing and testing a training program that can provide northerners with skills and information required to assist with projects on traditional knowledge. Training involves learning how...