Principal Investigator:Andrew, Leon Licensed Year(s):
2024
20232022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5402.
The aim of this project is to support adaptation of Dene be´re´ (Dene be´re´) systems to climate change through a harvesting and sharing program that includes hunters, women and youth. To do so, the research team propose to increase the communication of knowledge on Dene be´re´ and to build a community harvesting pilo...
Principal Investigator:Singer, Claire L Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
2022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5495.
The goal of this project is to complete a territory-wide Indigenous knowledge study to determine what we know about berries, describe any changes that are being seen in berries, identify potential causes of these changes, and outline what further information needs to be collected. The completion of this work will resu...
Principal Investigator:Parlee, Brenda L Licensed Year(s):
2011
2010 Summary:
The research is being funded by PrioNet Canada in an effort to understand the level of concern and knowledge in local communities about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and other wildlife related health issues. Even though there is no scientifically proven link between CWD in cervids and human health, the potential for CWD to spread to other species and a lack of understanding of how CWD is transmit...
Principal Investigator:chavarie, Louise Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
The objectives of this research project are:
1) to document traditional and local knowledge of the existence and ecology (i.e., distribution, movement, habitat, diet and morphology) of different lake trout morphotypes in Great Bear Lake, NWT;
2) to gain better understanding of lake trout ecology by working with traditional knowledge, local knowledge, and scientific information; and
3) to make t...
Principal Investigator:Parlee, Brenda L Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
This licence is being issued for the scientific research application No. 904.
The primary objectives of this research are: 1) to understand how factors such as caribou availability, wage economy opportunities, fuel prices, store-bought food prices, alternative country food availability, and income affect harvesting behaviour; 2) to explore to what extent other meat sources are used to replace c...