NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Regions: North Slave Region, South Slave Region

Tags: social sciences, forestry, forest fire management, public policy, public participation, devolution

Objective(s): to provide an historical overview of the devolution process; to identify those administrative and policy issues addressed in negotiations; to assess the adequacy of the process in terms of Dene and Metis involvement, information dissemination, role of the

Project Description: Dr. Francis Abele is studying the transfer of government responsibilities from the federal to territorial government. She is studying the transfer of fire fighting and forestry management. Her main questions are: Did the transfer lead to better services f