4 record(s) found with the tag "Indigenous guardians" (multi-year projects are grouped):
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Impacts of wildfire on runoff response and downstream water chemistry in a region with rapid permafrost loss
Principal Investigator: Olefeldt, David
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5892. Objective summary: To assess the effect of wildfires on changes in water quality in the Dehcho and South Slave region, which are affected by runoff from peatlands (containing e.g., organics, nutrients, and mercury/methylmercury), which are already experiencing increased permafrost thaw due to climate change. Synop...


Advancing Sambaa K'e First Nation Environmental Stewardship
Principal Investigator: Latta, Alex
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5798. Over the next three years, research conducted with Sombaa K’e First Nation will support increased tools and capacity to incorporate Traditional Knowledge (TK) in environmental monitoring efforts. This includes developing GIS capability to map TK observations of environmental conditions and incorporate those observati...


Murky waters: Impacts of disturbances on the mobilization and downstream delivery of mercury and methylmercury
Principal Investigator: Olefeldt, David
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5448. This project proposes to monitor wetlands, streams, rivers, and lakes in the Dehcho region, with a focus on understanding current and future trends in aquatic mercury and methylmercury. The region has vast stores of mercury accumulated in organic wetland soils, and there is a risk that disturbances such as permafrost ...


A Century of Petroleum Extraction at Tłegǫ́hłı̨ (Norman Wells): Indigenous Knowledge for Indigenous Guardianship
Principal Investigator: Andrew, Leon
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5438. This project will explore Dene and Me´tis knowledge about the cumulative impacts (CI) of a century of petroleum operations at Norman Wells and downstream, supporting meaningful Indigenous contributions to decisions about closure and reclamation, strengthening Indigenous stewardship roles, and providing education and t...


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