Principal Investigator:Hodgetts, Lisa M Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
The Principle Investigator (PI) will work with Inuvialuit elders, knowledge holders and youth to develop a visual documentary project highlighting Inuvialuit perspectives on their history and heritage that blends photo, video, audio and graphic design. General research questions revolve around:
1) How can archaeologists foster the transfer of knowledge about traditional Inuvialuit activities, t...
Principal Investigator:Hodgetts, Lisa M Licensed Year(s):
2018
Summary:
The project will solicit input from the Inuvialuit community on how best to structure the interactive digital map to create meaningful virtual representations of archaeological sites and associated heritage information. It will pose the following questions to a wide range of adult and high school aged community members:
1. What types of information should be displayed in the map?
2. Who are th...
Principal Investigator:Goodwin, Rebecca L Licensed Year(s):
2018
Summary:
This project will use ethnographic methods to document the relationships that descendant communities and heritage professionals have with gendered objects, both archaeological and modern. Historically, archaeologists have created and maintained a simplistic and binary understanding of gender in their documentation of Inuvialuit cultural history, without considering their own role in the creation o...
Principal Investigator:Compton, Mary E Licensed Year(s):
2016
2015 Summary:
This research aims to use ethnographic methods (participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups) to examine archaeological engagement in the community of Sachs Harbour on Banks Island, NWT. In particular, this research will explore whether digital representations and physical replicas could make archaeological objects held in distant repositories more accessible to people in ...
Principal Investigator:Lyons, Natasha L. Licensed Year(s):
2006
2005 Summary:
Archaeologists are increasingly aware that engaging aboriginal peoples in research is essential. Public archaeology emphasizes community outreach and involvement, and this study aims to develop a program of public archaeology in collaboration with the Inuvialuit communities of Aklavik and Inuvik. The communities recognize that elders' knowledge is being lost at an unprecedented rate and this has ...
Principal Investigator:Hart, Elisa J. Licensed Year(s):199519941993
1992
1991 Summary:
The researcher and her team will document the early history of the reindeer herding industry, conduct interviews with elders to obtain information on the location and nature of traditionally used places and gain insights into aspects of traditional technology that are of benefit to archaeological interpretation. As well, traditional knowledge of climate change will be examined through interviews ...