NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Lantz, Trevor C.
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4753. The core objective of this research is to work with Inuvialuit and Gwich’in experts to document and share local observations of environmental conditions. Over time this will build a record of observations, against which future changes can be compared. To document local observations this research will employ methods in...

Principal Investigator: Fraser, Crystal G
Licensed Year(s): 2013
Summary: The researcher is examining the history of education in the Northwest Territories from 1940 to 1996. The objectives of this project are three-fold: 1) developing a historical narrative explaining the changing nature of education during the time frame 2) interacting with community members to bring Aboriginal voice and perspective to academic research and 3) reflect on northern history in regional s...

Principal Investigator: Little, Lois M.
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: Aboriginal people make up half of the total NWT population but are underrepresented in segments of the voluntary sector. The NWT Literacy Council, the YWCA of Yellowknife, and the Native Women's Association of the NWT want to gain an understanding of Abo...

Principal Investigator: Lenoir, Lenoir
Licensed Year(s): 2002
Summary: The information will work towards improving health status and health care delivery for First Nations and help their governments get a better long term picture of their community, region and country as the survey is carried out over 4 years. There are 3 a...

Principal Investigator: Willows, Noreen
Licensed Year(s): 2001
Summary: The Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) of Health Canada, in collaboration with Katherine Gray-Donald (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University) is sponsoring a research investigation to understand the prevalence of high and low infant birth weight and associated health complications in aboriginal communities across Canada. The goal of this research is to facilitate progra...

Principal Investigator: on Aboriginal Peoples, Royal Commission
Licensed Year(s): 1993
Summary: The Royal Commission has a sixteen part mandate and a detailed research plan. Research will be conducted both in-house and by researchers who are contracted to examine specific research topics. One licence has been issued to the Deputy Director on behalf of the Royal Commission for the northern component of this comprehensive study. Both the mandate and the research plan are available from the ...