NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Callingham, Christina M
Licensed Year(s): 2012
Summary: The proposed study aims to explore the following research question: “What narratives emerge, and are co-constructed, when exploring the experience of Aboriginal youth who engage in youth development programs aimed at fostering youth engagement?” Using the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement model for youth engagement as a conceptual framework, this study will specifically inquire how Aborig...

Principal Investigator: Alexie, Elaine D.
Licensed Year(s): 2012
Summary: The purpose of this research project is to gather information on practices of Indigeneity: the spiritual, physical, and cultural practices of the Teetl’it Gwich’in from the community of Fort McPherson. The researcher will be interviewing Teetl’it Gwich’in knowledge holders who can provide insight to the concept of Indigeneity and the significance it holds for them. A major focus of this project ...

Principal Investigator: Reinfort, Breanne C
Licensed Year(s): 2012 2011 2010 2009
Summary: The short-term objectives of this research project are to: - bring forward indigenous perspectives on contaminants, contaminant research, and how research is communicated and made accessible to communities; - discuss contaminants issues in the context of their applicability to the daily lives of community members, and in the broader context of local and scientific knowledge of climate variabilit...

Principal Investigator: Webb, Kernaghan
Licensed Year(s): 2012
Summary: The objective of this study is to identify, explore, and examine the community engagement approach of Avalon Rare Metals Inc. as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility strategy, at their Thor Lake Nechalacho Mine project in the Northwest Territories. The fieldwork will consist of semi-structured interviews in an effort to elicit responses concerning the community engagement pract...

Principal Investigator: Southcott, Chris
Licensed Year(s): 2010
Summary: The proposed project will examine the impact of transience on the social cohesion of Arctic communities. Using Inuvik, Northwest Territories as a case study the researchers, in partnership with community groups, will investigate: 1) the extent of mobility in the community, 2) determine what the major negative impacts of this mobility are on community organizations, and 3) discuss what can be...

Principal Investigator: Taylor, Donald M.
Licensed Year(s): 2010 2009
Summary: The objectives of this research project are to develop a partnership between school, community and ministry or regional education authorities that will serve as the basis for a collaborative plan of action based on survey results regarding territorial educational challenges; to build the capacity within each territory/region regarding community-based survey research. This research began in Paul...

Principal Investigator: Pearce, Tristan D
Licensed Year(s): 2010
Summary: The researcher will work in collaboration with community members, local stakeholders, scientists and policy makers to develop adaptation plans that address climate change vulnerabilities in the subsistence economies in two communities in the ISR. The project will use participatory methods to develop adaptation plans in the case study communities: • Secondary sources of information: Existin...

Principal Investigator: Goad, Robin E
Licensed Year(s): 2010 2009 2008
Summary: The objective of the socio-economic study is to collect baseline data to enhance Fortune’s understanding of conditions in communities potentially affected by the NICO project. The information will be used to develop measures to mitigate any negative impacts and enhance benefits of the project, and to prepare documents required by regulators to make decisions about the project. The socio-econom...

Principal Investigator: Gibson, Ginger
Licensed Year(s): 2007
Summary: This PhD-level research project is focussed on the impacts of the diamond mining economy on the wellness and resilience of aboriginal individuals and their families. The objectives of this research are to: 1) understand the factors that help Dene and Métis workers move into and work well in the diamond mines; 2) understand what the lived experience and change is like for miners as they become a pa...

Principal Investigator: Cliff, Amanda
Licensed Year(s): 2007 2006
Summary: The objective of this Master’s-level study is to evaluate community health in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the context of planning initiatives. Health and well-being can be linked to both environmental and socio-economic factors as well as physiological factors. Therefore, examining variations in services and facilities between communities and any correlated differences in health outcomes ...