Principal Investigator:MacLean, Lynne Licensed Year(s):
1988
Summary:
Lynne MacLean will be interviewing women and mental health workers about depression and how to overcome it. All interviews will be confidential. She wants to know whether the experience and effects of depression are different between Chipewyan and white women. She also will ask mental health workers what types of difficulties they experience when dealing with depression in native versus non-nat...
Principal Investigator:Campbell, Gail Licensed Year(s):
1988
Summary:
Ms. Campbell will be interviewing people about town planning in the Northwest Territories. Her research will be used to produce a Master's thesis....
Principal Investigator:Crnkovich, Mary Licensed Year(s):
1988
1987 Summary:
Mary Crnkovitch's assistant, Angela Bernal, is completing the interviews required to produce a book on issues facing northern women. The book will cover topics ranging from giving birth, to women in politics, to special social problems such as family violence. The book should be published in the fall by the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC) in Ottawa....
Principal Investigator:Potvin, Joseph Licensed Year(s):
1988
Summary:
Mr. Potvin will be discussing the format and content of his handbook on community economic development with various people in each community to make it more useful to everyone. He will also collect information from owners of small community businesses that can be used as examples in his handbook....
Principal Investigator:Currie, Noel Elizabeth Licensed Year(s):
1988
Summary:
Noel Currie will be searching the CBC archives in Yellowknife andinterviewing selected staff for information on Andrew Cowan and his days with the CBC Northern Service....
Principal Investigator:Freitag, Sharon Licensed Year(s):
1988
1987 Summary:
Ms. Freitag is completing a study begun in 1987 to see how and why the types of cancer that Inuit develop have changed since 1950....
Principal Investigator:Konarek, Joseph Licensed Year(s):
1987
Summary:
To continue the work began in 1985 and complete the data gathering and observations on the physical structures and services of the settlement and to inquire into the social and political structures. Also to complete and archival review for 1920-1940 on an historical geography study of N.W.T. destitution....
Principal Investigator:McMahon, Kevin Licensed Year(s):
1987
Summary:
To visit six N.W.T. communities and to interview individuals who are interested in commenting on "Canadian Arctic Sovereignty" as a historical concern and a current issue. A primary focus will be to obtain comments from community elders regarding their attitudes and experiences on this issue....
Principal Investigator:Paulette, Lesley Licensed Year(s):
1987
Summary:
Phase 1 - to provide to the membership of the Native Women's Association an overview of the current status of maternity care in the NWT, including a preliminary needs assessment based on interviews with native women elders and various health care providers. Areas for further research will be identified as well as proposals for subsequent initiatives to promote maternal and infant health and famil...
Principal Investigator:Urschel, John Licensed Year(s):
1987
Summary:
To obtain information on the prevalence of suicide for the year 1985 by reviewing charts located in the NWT Chief Coroner's Office; examine some of teh social and psychological factors related to suicide by interviewing and making contact with native organizations and other interested agencies, in order to integrate this information with the demographic material....