Principal Investigator:Maraj, Ramona Licensed Year(s):2011
2010
Summary:
The researcher will gather local and traditional knowledge related to the population status of polar bears, and the influence that climate change has had on polar bears and their habitat in the Beaufort Sea. The information from interviews will be used to develop a description of acceptable management practices and management goals for polar bears. The researcher can then compare that information ...
Principal Investigator:Cooper, Elizabeth J Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
The researcher is working on an MA thesis, and this research is part of the thesis work. The thesis is ethno-historic meaning that the researcher is interested to have community stories as well as the stories from information that is already written. Stories of interest are of when the hospitals were open as well as before and after they closed.
Semi-structured interviews will be conducted wit...
Principal Investigator:Smith, Jane E Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
The goals of this research are:
1. To implement a program of culturally appropriate palliative care that meets the identified needs of each community,
2. To develop culturally appropriate educational resources for clients and their families, communities, and health care workers,
3. To establish a resource of equipment that can be utilized throughout the region to assist those with home palliati...
Principal Investigator:Martin, Marissa Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
This study will focus on the following:
1) The development of a formal performance measurement framework focused on the Closing the Aboriginal Student Achievement Gap Initiative. This framework will serve as a blueprint for program managers to use in measuring and reporting on the results and outcomes of this Initiative over its lifecycle.
2) The development of a supporting decision making logi...
Principal Investigator:Patton, Eva Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
The objectives of this research are to:
1) Describe communication and knowledge sharing linkages among the network of local, regional, and government organizations involved in Dolly Varden char subsistence fisheries management processes.
2) Analyze the role of bridging organizations (Fisheries Joint Management Committee and Gwich’in Renewable Resource Board) in the fisheries co-management proces...
Principal Investigator:Berkes, Fikret Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
This project aims to understand how co-management helps the people of Tuktoyaktuk to deal with environment and resource problems. The researcher hopes to look at the role of the FJMC, and the exchange of knowledge between the Inuvialuit and government scientists.
Through meetings with Burton Ayles and Sheila Nasogaluak as well as a joint FJMC/DFO meeting, the Husky Lakes beluga entrapment issu...
Principal Investigator:Bassi Kellett, Sheila E Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
This project will focus on the question: “What research strategies can the Government of the Northwest Territories undertake, in partnership with community governments and their representative organizations, that would most effectively support the enhancement of local government administrators’ leadership competencies and capacities within the Northwest Territories?” Key partners in this are the G...
Principal Investigator:Kikkert, Peter J Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
This licence is being issued for the scientific research application No.1044.
This project will examine Northerners’ perspectives on how the Arctic Council might be enhanced to better serve circumpolar stakeholders in the twenty-first century, and how Northerners can be better engaged in priority-and agenda-setting on the domestic level.
The researcher plans to conduct first-person int...
Principal Investigator:Haider, Wolfgang Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
This licence is being issued for the scientific research application no. 922.
The objectives of the research are to describe, evaluate and compare two current MPA projects in the Western and Eastern Canadian Arctic. The research will help communities learn from each other, as well as provide government agencies with suggestions for how to make improvements to MPA processes, based on the experie...
Principal Investigator:Brunelle, Natacha NB Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
This licence is issued for the scientific research application No.953
The overall objectives of the project are: 1) to study young students’ (11-18 years old) consumption of psychoactive substances in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region; 2) to gather information on contextual elements linked to the phenomenon of psychoactive substance use from the teenagers, parents, elders and leaders perspective...