Principal Investigator:Spring, Andrew Licensed Year(s):
2021
20192018 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4540.
The purpose of this project is to build a comprehensive database of Traditional Knowledge of the Great Bear Lake and its watershed to form an environmental baseline for the cumulative impacts of climate change and development. By compiling the rich history and stories from existing literature, studies and other initia...
Principal Investigator:Sharma, Sangita Licensed Year(s):2022
2021
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4884.
Led by Arctic communities and informed by Indigenous methodologies, the research team aim to work with Indigenous people to immediately explore knowledge gaps in 18 Arctic communities of varying size to document and understand:
1. The experiences, challenges, and consequences (positive and negative) of COVID-19 and C...
Principal Investigator:Lys, Candice L Licensed Year(s):
2016
201520142013 Summary:
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the F.O.X.Y. (Fostering Open eXpression among Youth) participatory action research project for empowering young NWT women and facilitating dialogue about sexual health issues in the North.
The F.O.X.Y. participatory action research (PAR) project is a territorial-wide project that uses a grounded theory method and participatory actio...
Principal Investigator:Simmons, Deborah L Licensed Year(s):
2015
Summary:
The objectives of this research project are to:
1. assess the vulnerability of Déline community members to climate change impacts with a focus on impacts to harvesting practices and country food security now and in the future;
2. identify adaptation strategies currently employed or possible for future application by community members in order to mitigate any adverse impacts to traditional harves...
Principal Investigator:Manca, Donna P Licensed Year(s):
2014
Summary:
The overarching aim of BETTER 2 is to improve chronic disease prevention and screening. The purpose of the proposed evaluation is to examine how the BETTER 2 approach can be adapted to different settings in the Northwest Territories and how it can be sustained. The qualitative evaluation will draw on the perspectives of health care providers, administrators, and patients involved in the program. T...
Principal Investigator:Moffitt, Pertice M Licensed Year(s):
2014
2013 Summary:
The objectives of this research project are to provide a rich background and context for the study topic with input from key older adults in the Northwest Territories (NWT); to engage older adults living in the NWT to identify the current actual and potential influences upon and threats to their Quality of Life (QOL); to provide older adults with information that could influence policy decisions r...
Principal Investigator:Morgan, Shauna Licensed Year(s):2014
2013
Summary:
The long-term objectives of this project are:
1) to establish the foundation for health programs that proactively address climate change and reflect the holism of Dene stories; 2) to establish the foundation for more comprehensive climate change adaptation planning by Tulít’a that will be incorporated into local policy and decision-making; 3) to build relationships of mutual support between elder...
Principal Investigator:Hampton, Mary Licensed Year(s):20152014
2013
20122011 Summary:
This study will:
1. Integrate several sources of data to create an action plan that maps the socio-spatial problem of intimate partner
Violence;
2. Create narratives describing community response in rural and northern areas of the Prairie Provinces and the NWT; and
3. Generate a grounded theory as a practical tool to create and sustain non-violent communities in these regions of Canada.
The...