NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Parlee, Brenda L
Licensed Year(s): 2013
Summary: The main objective of this research is to explore adaptation to the resource-based northern economy by investigating how new residents (international immigrants) settle, live and use their local and global social networks to make a living within this economy. Narrative interviews and focus group conversations will be carried out with a cross section of new permanent residents and citizens from...

Principal Investigator: Horowitz, Wayne
Licensed Year(s): 2012
Summary: The objective of the study is to produce a research document (article or short monograph) discussing traditional astronomy and astronomical lore from the perspective of at least two very different cultures: that of the Ancient Near East, and that of the Aboriginal People of the Canadian Far North. It is hoped that this comparative approach will provide a broader context for understanding Ancient...

Principal Investigator: Oehler, Alexander C.
Licensed Year(s): 2011
Summary: At the heart of this research lies the desire to better understand the role of Inuvialuktun (and its revitalization efforts) in the construction of Inuvialuit cultural identity. The objective of the study is to provide a detailed picture of language ideologies and language attitudes surrounding Inuvialuktun among potential and current learners in order to inform the development and design of langu...

Principal Investigator: Smith, Jane E
Licensed Year(s): 2010
Summary: The goal of this research is to strengthen community health and partnerships to address childhood obesity in Inuvialuit and Gwich'in populations through intake of healthy food, exercise, and self-esteem; to establish practice guidelines within the Beaufort Delta Health and Social Services Authority (BDHSSA) on the management and prevention of childhood obesity that focus on communities as well as ...

Principal Investigator: Krejci, Paul R
Licensed Year(s): 2008
Summary: This research will examine the influence of cultural interaction on certain musical forms and styles as well as how those musical forms change and persist over time. This research will also look at the response of local communities to external forces on their music and how music transforms this culture. Interviews will be conducted using both specific questions and open-ended discussion, it may ...

Principal Investigator: Todd, Zoe SC
Licensed Year(s): 2009 2008
Summary: The purpose of this project is to understand how participation in the wage economy impacts time spent on the land, diet/consumption of country foods, and social networks for the sharing of country foods. Findings will be used by communities to address social impacts of resource development in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Interviews and surveys will be conducted with a random sample of 25...

Principal Investigator: Ayers, Harvard G
Licensed Year(s): 2008 2007
Summary: The researchers plan to interview about 80 people over two years, mostly local community members, and to publish the interviews in book form to bring the voices of these people to the Canadian and American public. The Arctic region of Alaska and western Canada is known for its abundant energy resources and wildlife species, but the area cannot be understood simply as a disembodied collection o...

Principal Investigator: Rodriguez, Marisol
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993
Summary: The researcher will be interviewing Inuvialuit participants in the Inuvik music festival in order to examine how music reflects changes in culture. This research is part of a larger effort which examines musical culture of Inuit in Canada....

Principal Investigator: Andre, Alestine
Licensed Year(s): 1993
Summary: The proposed research project will involve a one-week trip up the Arctic Red River. Two Elders along with the researcher team will travel by boat up the river with two river guides. Elders will assist in the location and interpretation of traditional sites, place names and other significant features. A one-week visit will also be made to Fort McPherson and Aklavik by the researchers in order to...