NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Little, Lois M.
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: The NWT is on the cusp of unprecedented change as the global capital machine in the form of the Mackenzie Gas (pipeline) Project (MGP), a massive hydrocarbon development, mobilizes to roll through the territory. The unparalleled scale and size of the MGP and the industrial activity that it will ignite will likely stress every element of the northern ecosystem. Women and the social and cultural spa...

Principal Investigator: Rankin, Janet
Licensed Year(s): 2007
Summary: The activities to determine student mastery of tasks to meet established standards of professional competence have not been well described and are poorly understood. This research is intended to illuminate the activities that contribute to decisions about a student’s progress, to understand how professional beliefs and practices are embedded into evaluation efforts, and to explicate some of the te...

Principal Investigator: Martin, James A
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: This Master’s level research project aims to discover if full cost accounting principles should be considered in decision-making on the costs and benefits associated with mining in the Northwest Territories. The project will consist of an in-depth case study using both primary and secondary data sources, including interviews with the personnel of organizations considered to be regular reviewers of...

Principal Investigator: Mueller, Thea
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: The research aims to understand First Nations’ perspectives of large-scale industrial projects, such as the Mackenzie Gas Project. The three objectives of the research project centre on discovering: how people talk about development projects in the public and private spheres; if and how thinking about industrialization in the North varies between different social groups (e.g., by age, employment s...

Principal Investigator: Thompson, Scott N
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: A thorough critical analysis of a series of comic books and radio plays related to the superhero character, Captain Al Cohol, will form the focus of this archival study. The ways in which race operates in cultural texts about First Nations and alcohol in the North will be investigated through developing an understanding of how the racialized category of “Indian,” became synonymous with “alcoholic...

Principal Investigator: Ritchie, Douglas G.
Licensed Year(s): 2006 2005
Summary: This project consists of conducting a series of workshops with community governments and residents on the topic of climate change, current and future impacts of climate change on municipal services, as well as possible measures that can be implemented to help communities adapt to climate change. The goal of the workshop is to document concerns, identify areas for further research, and determine po...

Principal Investigator: Little, Lois M.
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: The objective of research is: Collect inclusive community feedback on service gaps and better response procedures throughout the community of Yellowknife. Increase awareness of family violence issues, preventions, and response procedures. Build community partnerships among agencies and departments responding to family violence. Develop an integrated response to family violence by service p...

Principal Investigator: Martelock, Heather J
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: Christian creative practices are to be documented to include the influences of the geophysical, climatic and intercultural heritages located in Canada's northern regions. Audio-recorded notes will be taken during interviews with the ministers, priests, and laypeople. Photographs and schematic drawings will document the artwork, crafts, and architectural details located within the churches. This re...

Principal Investigator: Bender, Emilee
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: The project will explore how a reconsidered learning environment may better respond to the cultural and educational needs of northern learners. It will include a study of both formal and informal learning environments, traditional building practices, and will also explore how traditional native teachings, ceremonial and ritual spaces, as well as appropriate technologies could be utilized to enhanc...

Principal Investigator: Posynick, James
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: The objectives of this study are to increase access to justice by increasing the availability of Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes to NWT residents and to assist communities in using existing ADR or developing socially/culturally and legally...