Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: health, social sciences, health care, ethnography, hospitals, oral history
| Principal Investigator: | Cooper, Elizabeth J (1) |
| Licence Number: | 14623 |
| Organization: | University of Manitoba |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2009
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| Issued: | Nov 13, 2009 |
Objective(s): To identify and document what was happening when the hospitals were open in Aklavik, as well as before and after their operation.
Project Description: The researcher is working on an MA thesis, and this research is part of the thesis work. The thesis is ethno-historic meaning that the researcher is interested to have community stories as well as the stories from information that is already written. Stories of interest are of when the hospitals were open as well as before and after they closed. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with individuals that used these hospitals as well as former missionaries/health care workers. Interviews will be approximately thirty minutes to an hour in duration, depending upon the detail of information shared. Approximately 20 interviews with Aboriginal/Inuit participants will be required, 10 with Dene participants and 10 with Inuit participants. Participants will be recruited through word of mouth. There may also be individuals within the community who hear/see advertisements for the focus group and are interested in participating but unable to attend. Former Missionaries/Health care workers will be recruited through communication with the Anglican Diocese and Catholic Diocese. One focus group will be conducted in Inuvik, NWT and one in Aklavik, NWT. In both Inuvik and Aklavik, participants will be recruited through radio announcements as well as posters in prominent places in the community, such as stores and band council offices. Focus groups will be approximately 2 hours in length. This project allows for the social involvement and personal satisfaction for community members as people have the opportunity to share their views and memories about the development and implementation of hospitals within Aklavik, NWT. All participants will receive a summary report at the conclusion of the thesis work and a bound copy of the thesis will be presented to the community of Aklavik, NWT. Participants will receive a copy of the transcript of his/her interview or an audio recording upon request. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from November 12, 2009 to December 31, 2009.
