NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Barker, Anne
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4916. The overall objective of this project is to investigate how Indigenous clothing components could be a part of harsh weather personal protective equipment (PPE), leading to increased personal safety and security in Arctic environments. There are four main tasks for the research project, described briefly here. Fo...

Principal Investigator: Pastor, Ada
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5034. The main aim of Nitrofresh is to assess the nitrogen (N) sources for streams and the linkages between terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems across different regions with continuous permafrost in High Arctic. In particular, the research team have three objectives: 1) to quantify and characterize N pools along the ripar...

Principal Investigator: Irlbacher-Fox, Stephanie
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4933. The goal of this project is to create an edited volume (a book) on best practices in modern treaty implementation from Indigenous Governments across Canada. The research team want this volume to be a well researched, accessibly written, and academically rigorous series of case studies of treaty implementation methods ...

Principal Investigator: Vedam, Saraswathi
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4895. The goal of this project is to develop a valid and reliable person-centered survey to measure the quality of maternity care in Canada among people with various identities, according to the WHO criteria for Respectful Maternity Care and mistreatment. The research team consists of a Steering Council of 10 community m...

Principal Investigator: Bourdages, Madelaine
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4999. The first objective of this project is to determine whether geotextiles used in bank stability, such as those used along the ITH, are a source of microplastics to Arctic aquatic environments. The second objective is to determine whether terrestrial soils located directly downstream of geotextiles which flood during an...

Principal Investigator: Ravsasian Kashi, Somayeh (Raha)
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2020
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5027. Pauktuutit is conducting a research project to study the criminal justice response to gender-based violence in Inuit Nunangat in order to increase awareness and understanding of the needs, challenges, and service gaps that face Inuit women. The primary research question is: How can the criminal justice system be made ...

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: Bowen, Jennifer Elizabeth
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4855. This research project will explore where and how the daggers are exhibited in museums and cultural centres in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. From the present understanding, there are no daggers in Northern Athapaskan cultural centres or community exhibits in the North. In local museums and emerging cultural ...

Principal Investigator: Abiven, Samuel
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4956. The objective of this project are to measure the age and stock of organic carbon derived from wildfires (fire-derived carbon) in the Mackenzie River region and examine long- and short-term processes controlling the size and distribution of fire-derived carbon stocks in soils. The research team will measure fire-der...

Principal Investigator: Gray, Derek K
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4966. The purpose of the proposed project is to improve the understanding of the effects of road development on lakes in Canada’s north. To achieve this purpose, the research team will pursue two objectives: 1) to determine if changes in water quality caused by road dust affects invertebrate communities (bugs and waterfleas...