Principal Investigator:Ruben, Diane Licensed Year(s):
2016
Summary:
The objective of the research is to document traditional knowledge and practices of whitefish harvesting in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.
The youth researcher will document traditional knowledge relating to whitefish using semi-structured interviews with elders and active harvesters.
The cultural and social benefits of this project include the opportunity that might not always present its...
Principal Investigator:Todd, Zoe SC Licensed Year(s):
2012
2011 Summary:
The researcher will study how people fish in Paulatuk today, how people talk about fishing and how fishing was practiced and characterised in the past. The researcher’s intent is to gain insight into contemporary relationships between people and the environment and inform anthropological discourse on women’s harvesting activity in arctic Canada.
This project involves anthropological fieldwork,...
Principal Investigator:Takano, Toshio Licensed Year(s):
1979
Summary:
As part of a master's thesis on the "Acculturation of the Canadian Eskimo" to study the various aspects of everyday Inuit life. Such things as social organization, religion, education levels, employment levels, technological awareness and levels of hunting fishing and trapping will be documented....
Principal Investigator:McDonnell, Sheila Licensed Year(s):
1979
Summary:
To conduct a study to determine the current types of economic activity, the amount of wage employment and the extent of renewable resource harvesting, e.g. fishing, hunting, and trapping. The study will also look at the potential for future community- based economic growth....