NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Giles, Audrey R.
Licensed Year(s): 2013
Summary: This project seeks to understand the impact of the Elders in Motion (EIM) program, which is a physical activity program developed by the Northwest Territories Recreation and Parks Association (NWTRPA), on past and current participants. It also seeks to understand the challenges that program facilitators and communities have faced in regards to implementing the program and how they have dealt with ...

Principal Investigator: Coulthard, Glen
Licensed Year(s): 2013
Summary: The objectives of this research project are to: 1) document, evaluate and support the development of Dechinta Bush University Centre for Research and Learning; Including: A. governance practices, institutional structures and partnerships, B. teaching quality, C. the integration of land-based learning with university programming, D. students' personal and academic development and success, ...

Principal Investigator: Smith, Jane E
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The goals of this research are: 1. To implement a program of culturally appropriate palliative care that meets the identified needs of each community, 2. To develop culturally appropriate educational resources for clients and their families, communities, and health care workers, 3. To establish a resource of equipment that can be utilized throughout the region to assist those with home palliati...

Principal Investigator: Prosyk, Liisa K
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objective of this research is to explore the question: Is there any one program that could be considered culturally appropriate to the offender populations within the NWT? In order to administer an offender program that is “culturally appropriate”, there is need to gain better insight into the definition of “culture”. The study will consist of the 4 following components: 1. Literature...

Principal Investigator: Jacob, Victoria J
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The purpose of this study is to facilitate contact and communication between visiting professionals (government personnel and other agencies of Western society) with Indigenous communities and individuals. The objectives of this research are : (1) to facilitate knowledge by visiting professionals in communicating with Indigenous peoples; (2) to facilitate harmony and respect between said-prof...

Principal Investigator: Douglas, Anne
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992
Summary: The researcher will revisit Arviat to continue her study that was initiated in 1991. She will examine how the people of the community interact with the formal school system in order to assess different approaches to schooling and different interpretations of concepts basic to schooling. Interviews will be conducted with the Community Education Council and members of the community....

Principal Investigator: Martel, Pat
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: The research will be based at Hay River and conducted over a 4-month period in 1992 in order to provide a working draft of the Native cultural component of the Hay River Reserve Treatment Centre for the training of Centre Staff. Seven elders from designated communities in the South Slave region will be employed as the primary resource for development and organization of information with regard to...

Principal Investigator: Webster, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: The 1992 research is the final phase of data collection for the 3-year study of elder-care in the NWT. The purpose of the research is to produce a report discussing the potential social impacts of Euro-Canadian elder-care strategies on Aboriginal social structure in the NWT....

Principal Investigator: Archibald, Linda
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: The researcher and her team will provide suicide prevention education to community-based caregivers and motivation to act through the development, production and distribution of a suicide prevention video. Community participation in script development will occur through workshops held in a variety of Inuit communities. An evaluation of the project will assess the impact of community participatio...

Principal Investigator: Vick, Ann
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: The researchers will identify and share exemplary programs and processes in circumpolar education. They will investigate the design and results of the research program established to assess the effectiveness of the Piniaqtavut program (developing instructional programs which use community knowledge). They will also explore how the Baffin Divisional Board may be able to utilize other circumpolar re...