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 ...
Principal Investigator:Patenaude, Allan L. Licensed Year(s):
1993
199219911990 Summary:
Investigation of existing information contained in documents will continue throughout the 1993 year in the NWT and southern Canada. It is anticipated that limited amounts of field work may be conducted in both Yellowknife and Iqaluit. This work will help to establish necessary baseline information on this subject as well as provide indicators of change. This work is a continuation of research c...
Principal Investigator:Konarek, Joseph Licensed Year(s):
1993
Summary:
The researcher will be collecting data from the Yellowknife Territorial Archives in order to document the living conditions that were present in the N.W.T. prior to the increased presence of the Federal Government. All data collecting will be confined to library research....
Principal Investigator:Christophers, Sandy Licensed Year(s):
1993
Summary:
The NWT Council for Disabled Persons will contact NWT Women's Groups and community representatives to develop contact lists for women with disabilities. In addition, the Council will develop and distribute a survey that helps to identify issues and concerns for women with disabilities. These issues will be summarized and recommendations will be made in light of these issues....
Principal Investigator:Cohen, Stewart Licensed Year(s):
1993
1992 Summary:
The Mackenzie Basin Impact Study will assess the potential impacts of global climatic change on the region. The component on land assessment will determine possible changes in land capability. Information on resource management goals is needed so that the study can can assess whether changes in land capability might lead to conflicts over land use....
Principal Investigator:Webster, Andrew Licensed Year(s):
1992
Summary:
The 1992 research is the final phase of data collection for the 3-year study of elder-care in the NWT. The purpose of the research is to produce a report discussing the potential social impacts of Euro-Canadian elder-care strategies on Aboriginal social structure in the NWT....
Principal Investigator:Park, Linda K. Licensed Year(s):
1993
1992 Summary:
Public museums with anthropological mandates are increasingly being accused of racism, sexism, cultural elitism, and failing to represent wider community interests. Groups such as First Nation peoples are expressing their displeasure with the way in which museums are managing their cultural heritage, and they are calling for a new relationship between themselves and museums. This research will t...
Principal Investigator:McClelland, Patricia Licensed Year(s):
1993
1992 Summary:
To plan for nursing education in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, it is important to know the knowledge and skills that nurses require in the north. This research has been designed to ask employers, nurses and community members to rate common curriculum items in a nursing program as to their importance, and to suggest items which they feel are important but which are excluded from most nursin...
Principal Investigator:McLean, Scott Licensed Year(s):
1992
Summary:
The researcher will use archival materials in Cambridge Bay, Yellowknife or Fort Smith in order to document the history of adult education in the Kitikmeot. As well, he will interview government employees involved with Arctic College and the Department of Education. He will analyse how the history of adult education activities are linked to processes of social change in the Kitikmeot....
Principal Investigator:Zellerer, Evelyn Licensed Year(s):
1992
Summary:
The researcher and her team will hold discussions with authorities in Yellowknife which will help guide the research. Data will be collected from government documents, archival material, court records, and interviews. Pre-sentence reports will be examined and women who are being held at the Fort Smith Correctional Centre for Women will be interviewed. Correctional authorities and service provid...