NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Woodward, Shalleen
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: A wage and benefits survey will be conducted for 200 NWT community organizations which currently receive funding from the GNWT. The data will be collected through personal interviews of employers and, in some cases, through telephone interviews using a structured questionnaire. Data collected by Lutra Associates Ltd. will be handed over to the Financial Management Board Secretariat (GNWT) for an...

Principal Investigator: Seddon, Laura
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: The researcher is conducting a survey of all NWT researchers who received a research permit or licence under the Scientists Act, the Wildlife Act or the NWT Archaeological Sites Regulations in 1993. This survey will collect data on the nature of research activities, and the economic and educational opportunities provided to NWT residents as a result of these activities....

Principal Investigator: Bone, Robert M.
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: The Inuvialuit Final Agreement has brought much change to the Western Arctic. This Agreement has involved the transfer of capital, land and political power to the Inuvialuit. This study hopes to determine the effect of the IFA on the Inuvialuit. The researchers will collect data from public sources (Statistics Canada censuses, Labour Force surveys) as well as reports provided by the Inuvialuit ...

Principal Investigator: Norwich, Ed
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993
Summary: The researchers will complete their assessment of different health care systems in order to determine the most cost-effective, flexible and appropriate system for the Inuvik region. The primary goal of this study is to compare costs associated with delivery health care through the `community-based nurse' model and the `medical' model. By collecting information from Dept. of Health sources, this ...

Principal Investigator: Standefer, Roma
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993
Summary: The researcher will examine the impact of television on the community of Lake Harbour. Information will be collected through the use of interviews with selected people, including elders, adults and youth. Discussions will also be held with school teachers, social and health workers, Hamlet Council members and the RCMP. The research is being done to assess ways in which the CRTC can provide bett...

Principal Investigator: Goehring, Brian
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992
Summary: The researcher will continue his study on the different types of economy present in Kitikmeot communities: the traditional econony derived from hunting, fishing and trapping, and the wage economy. This study examines the sources of cash income, particularly those derived from seasonal, part-time and rotational employment. The study's results may identify trends in wage-labour employment and a st...

Principal Investigator: Stevenson, John
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993
Summary: The Department of Renewable Resources, in consultation with Hunters and Trappers organizations, will continue their survey of the types and quantities of marine species found in the waters near Holman, Taloyoak, Gjoa Haven, Cambridge Bay, Coppermine and Umingmaktok. The researchers are interested in knowing if there are sufficient shrimp, scallops, cod, clams, crab or turbot for supporting commer...

Principal Investigator: Little, Lois M.
Licensed Year(s): 1993
Summary: The research team will develop interview guidelines and a questionnaire in order to collect the experiences of community, industry, government and special interest group members gained during the Chevron/Fort Good Hope Joint Venture and to apply recommendations of this study to future oil and gas developments. The project is guided by a Steering Committee made up of representatives from Chevron, F...

Principal Investigator: Simpson, Larry
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1990
Summary: The Baffin Regional Sub-Committee for Fisheries is examining the economic potential for the harvest of groundfish, scallops, crabs and shrimp in the Broughton Island area (from Cape Mercy to Cape Hooper). As part of a larger multi-year project directed by the Sub-Committee, this research will provide estimates of the types and numbers of fish and shellfish that may be available for harvest. From...

Principal Investigator: Miller, Beth
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1992
Summary: The researcher will return to Igloolik to undertake a more detailed examination of the economic and cultural importance of sewing activities in the Inuit household. The issues to be considered are the teaching and learning of sewing skills, the close connections between hunting and sewing and the economic contribution of sewing to the household. In addition, the researcher will collect informati...