232 record(s) found in the location "Sahtu Settlement Area" (multi-year projects are grouped):
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Connecting Indigenous Families in the Northwest Territories
Principal Investigator: McMahon, Rob
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5595. Telecommunications services in remote communities of northern Canada are usually more expensive, slower, less available, less reliable, and of lower quality regarding service compared to their southern and urban counterparts. The global pandemic has further highlighted the digital divide and broadband service dispari...


Community-based Bird Harvesting Workshops in the Sahtu for PFAS analysis
Principal Investigator: Laird, Brian D
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5530. to evaluate the current PFAS level in birds harvested in the Sahtu region, and to estimate the human exposure patterns to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) through game bird consumption. 1) The research team will do a series of community-based bird-harvesting workshops to build local capacity and facilitat...


Resilient Prototype for Northern Affordable Housing
Principal Investigator: Tsenkova, Sasha
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5490. Overall objectives for the design prototyping phase will include: What model of ownership will create the most sustainable conditions, economically and institutionally, for an affordable housing development in a remote NWT community? What funding frameworks could be applicable in this context and what would be the b...


Understanding A Woman's Journey to give Birth: A Community Engagement Photovoice Project
Principal Investigator: Cruz, Sheila
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5513. The aim is to understand what the escort policy means to the pregnant women and the escorts and what impacts it has on the overall birthing experience. The objectives of this study are: 1) To understand the relationship of the escort to the pregnant woman and the rationale for escort choice when travelling to give bir...


DigitalNWT -- Continuation of License 4885
Principal Investigator: McMahon, Rob
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5515. Along with research outcomes regarding digital technology adoption and use, this project continues to contribute to a strong foundation for sustainable, appropriate digital literacy training in the NWT, at a time of rapid development of digital infrastructure (through the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link and other major in...


Trails of the Mountain Caribou: Renewing Indigenous Relationships in Conservation
Principal Investigator: Andrew, Leon
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5527. The anticipated outcome of the plan and associated research will be a body of evidence supporting the biocultural and socioeconomic significance of the Ni´o Ne? P’e?ne?´ area, a framework for caribou conservation and habitat protection. Furthermore, the program will support establishment of Indigenous-led Guardian and...


“How I Survived”: An Exhibit on Recreation at Northern Residential Schools, Hostels, and Indian Day Schools
Principal Investigator: Dunkin, Jessica
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5431. The research team will create a travelling public exhibit, related website and resources, and academic publications on the entwined histories of recreation and residential schooling in the North. The hope is that this project will encourage further public dialogue around residential schools in the North, using the len...


Exploring Pathways to Sexual and Reproductive Health in a Cohort Study with Northern and Indigenous Youth in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Principal Investigator: Logie, Carmen
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5458. The objectives of this research are to:1) Build capacity and leadership in human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) prevention and research among Northern and Indigenous youth in the NWT; 2) Evaluate the effect of arts-based HIV prevention programs on Northern and Indigenous youth’s HIV and sexually transmitted infection...


FISHES: Fostering Indigenous Small-scale fisheries for Health, Economy, and Food Security
Principal Investigator: Schott, Stephan
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5443. The FISHES (Fostering Indigenous Small-scale fisheries for Health, Economy, and Food Security) research project aims to better understand how Northern communities can benefit and are benefitting from local fisheries for food security, cultural purposes and economic development. The goal of this study is to combine bio...


Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) in NWT Schools
Principal Investigator: Oberle, Eva
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5405. The Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) is a self-report questionnaire that gives students a voice by answering questions about their feelings and experiences both inside and outside of school. The MDI uses a holistic, strengths-based approach to measure five dimensions of child development strongly linked to so...


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