NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Bedard, Joanne
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: This work will involve talking to Band leaders, Elders, members of the Dene Cultural Institute and others suggested by DCI staff. Method of data collection will be designed in co-operation with community members, facilitated through DCI. Observation of the annual leadership meeting at Hay River will be included as a snapshot of current Dene socio-political issues. Confidentiality will be maintai...

Principal Investigator: Collings, Peter F
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: Research will be conducted in Holman from January 1 through December31, 1997. Data will be collected through a series of survey and questionnaire procedures, which will include the following: 1) a household census interview, 2) health and functionality interviews, 3) an age interview 4) life history interviews, and 5) a biweekly hunting/fishing/food sharing survey. It is expected that the researc...

Principal Investigator: Gal, Ruth A.C.
Licensed Year(s): 1995
Summary: Proposed work includes 1) Update of community profile 2) assessment of community needs by way of questionnaires, public meetings, workshops, personal interviews & unstructured written responses; 3)develop a vision of community wellness based on community responses and current workable definitiions and 4) final report which includes: i)prioritization of Health & SS issues confronting the community ...

Principal Investigator: Bender, Miranda
Licensed Year(s): 1993
Summary: The purpose of this research will be to gather information about how Natives identify with the local, regional and national communities which they now find themselves a part of. Information will be collected on how local people think the proposed Nunavut Territorial government will affect and serve the local community and its members. The researcher will work closely with members of Clyde River ...

Principal Investigator: Newton, John
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: The Researcher will investigate how communities cope with extreme geophysical phenomena such as flooding. By interaction with community residents and other officials he will determine what characteristics influence their ability to respond to events like flooding and whether community sustainability is affected by the interaction of the community and natural hazards....

Principal Investigator: Saint-Maurice, Claude
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researchers will conduct a community profile and gain a better understanding of social relationships between Sanikiluaq and Kuujjuarakik (Great Whale). This study is related to the Grande Baleine (Great Whale) complex. Objectives of the larger study are to identify and evaluate social impacts of the Grand Baleine complex on related communities and to propose mitigation and monitoring measu...

Principal Investigator: Boyd, Leslie
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher, assisted by a local interpreter will interview individuals and small groups in the community about the Kingnait Cultural Society and its plans to construct a Cultural Centre in Cape Dorset....

Principal Investigator: Phipps, Karen
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Summary: Karen Phipps interviewed women in various community organizations. She wanted to what roles they have in the organizations. She also asked how organizations have responded to social and economic changes that have occurred in the last 30 years. She is using this information for her studies at Trent University....

Principal Investigator: Taylor, Mary J.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: To study how the mineral projects have affected the residents and communities....

Principal Investigator: Brizinski, Peggy M.
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: To undertake a study of the inter- reactions and inter-relationships that exist presently and develop between social scientists and local people participating in studies and surveys....