Principal Investigator:Latta, Alex Licensed Year(s):
2024
20232022 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...
Principal Investigator:Schott, Stephan Licensed Year(s):
2024
202320222021 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5794.
The Fostering Indigenous Small-scale fisheries for Health, Economy, and Food Security (FISHES) research project aims to better understand how Northern communities can benefit and are benefitting from local fisheries for food security, cultural purposes and economic development. The goal of this study is to combine bi...
Principal Investigator:Price, Mindy Jewell Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5638.
To conduct archival research and interviews on of the history of agriculture in the several communities in the NWT; to understand the social, political, and economic implications of increased agriculture development in the region; to support individuals and communities in gardening and agriculture; to understand how ...
Principal Investigator:Winter, Jennifer Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5281.
The key objective of the Community Engagement Program is to hear about and document resident and community perspectives on local and regional socioeconomic priorities, concerns, and goals in the context of existing, planned, and potential infrastructure development in the territory. This will provide decision makers a...
Principal Investigator:Chugh, Pawan K Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5128.
The research aims to assist economic arms of small and isolated communities develop criteria and indicators for their social and economic development. It also aims to enrich the academic debate on social impact investing and to explore funding policies and tools for social innovation and social finance.
The expecte...
Principal Investigator:Latta, Alex Licensed Year(s):
2021
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5025.
The research aims to identify and develop strategies for Sambaa K’e First Nation (SKFN) to pursue economic development linked to their environmental stewardship and monitoring activities. While various possibilities may be explored through the research partnership, the research will focus on developing plans to levera...
Principal Investigator:Lakhani, Sabrina-Ayesha Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4609.
This project will use two focus groups and desktop research to identify current socio-economic benefits derived from Socio-Economic Agreements (SEAs) between mine operators and the Government of the Northwest Territories and to identify emerging technologies and their associated implications for regional development a...
Principal Investigator:Mulholland, Ron Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4528.
The objective of this research is a continuation of the Principle Investigator’s (PI) previous 2016 case study research on processes, lessons and outcomes from development partnerships between Indigenous communities and mining companies. The PI has a draft case on the Tlicho Government relationship with DeBeers. This ...
Principal Investigator:Thom, Brian Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
The methods used will be a mixed method approach consisting of literature review, interviews and focus groups. I will also incorporate Indigenous methodology, based on literature written by Indigenous scholars. At this point, it is unclear what that approach will be, though there is the general understanding that everything is related, and effects others in the interconnectedness of the cycle of...
Principal Investigator:Holtby, Dana Licensed Year(s):
2015
Summary:
Through this project the Principal Investigator (PI) will explore how Canadian Northern Economitc Development Agency’s (CanNor's) Community Readiness Initiative (CRI) has influenced changes in planning for resource development in Nunavut, and more broadly in the North, through the following questions:
1) What are the origins and objectives of the CRI, and how do these extend, depart from, or oth...