Principal Investigator:Barker, Anne Licensed Year(s):
2021
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4916.
The overall objective of this project is to investigate how Indigenous clothing components could be a part of harsh weather personal protective equipment (PPE), leading to increased personal safety and security in Arctic environments.
There are four main tasks for the research project, described briefly here. Fo...
Principal Investigator:Driscoll Engelstad, Bernadette Licensed Year(s):
1996
Summary:
Data is collected through interviews. Topics include sewing activitiy; clothing production for family use and/or sale; history of clothing change; fur preparation and household hunting activity; graphic art production; craft production; household income and disbursement; domestic responsibilities; community employment statistics and opportunities; current interest in sewing, clothing production b...
Principal Investigator:Driscoll, Bernadette T. Licensed Year(s):
1992
19911990 Summary:
The researcher will examine indigenous clothing design and clothing change in the Kitikmeot region. She will record the historical change from fur to fabric clothing, as well as investigate the continuing importance of fur clothing to hunters and detail the social and economic significance of maintaining sewing skills within Inuit families. It will be the first anthropological study to examine c...