NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Henteleff, Saul
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1992
Summary: For a period of 5 days, I will work with a group of high school students from Iqaluit to conduct an assessment of contemporary television programs. The objective of the research will be to determine what interest the group has in this form of media as both a source of cultural information as well as a means for individual expression....

Principal Investigator: Pater, Joseph
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researcher will investigate how the cultural background of Native speakers of Inuktitut influences their use of the English language....

Principal Investigator: Stenton, Douglas R.
Licensed Year(s): 1992 1991
Summary: Community-based, this project will provide training for northern students and others interested in learning to conduct anthropological research which is focused on archaeology. Learning will include basic techniques used by archaeologists to study Inuit heritage. Instruction will be given to show the proper way to care for artifacts....

Principal Investigator: Kirby, Lorne T.
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: DNA (hereditary material) will be isolated from blood cells normally thrown away after plasma tests at Stanton Yellowknife Hospital. The names will be unknown. Results will be added to an existing data bank which includes DNA information on Inuit, Caucasian, Oriental and other cultural groups. This information can be used to study events such as the migration of Inuit or to compare the evolution o...

Principal Investigator: Driscoll, Bernadette T.
Licensed Year(s): 1992 1991 1990
Summary: The Researcher will examine indigenous clothing design and clothing change in the Kitikmeot region. She will record the historical change from fur to fabric clothing as well as investigate the continuing importance of fur clothing to hunters and detail the social and economic significance of maintaining sewing skills within Inuit families....

Principal Investigator: Collin, David
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: This study will examine the social and economic impacts of Canada's only commercial reindeer operation upon traditional patterns of hunting and fishing of the Inuvialuit. The impact of technology and transportation upon the operations will also be examined....

Principal Investigator: Fitzhugh, William
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1992 1991 1990
Summary: The Researcher and his team will elucidate the earliest European settlement of the region and study its impact on local Inuit culture and history. They will collaborate with local educational, research and cultural institutions....

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: Reimer, Gwen
Licensed Year(s): 1992 1991 1990 1989
Summary: Ms. Reimer will be continuing research begun in 1989. She will gather information people involved in locally controlled tourism development. She will also collect information regarding the social and cultural effects of tourism in the community of Pangnirtung....

Principal Investigator: Clarke, Cecil Phillip
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher will focus on an overview of the ecology, history, culture, socio-economy and politics of the Eastern Arctic....