NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Whittles, Martin J.
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: The Researcher will continue an ethnographic study of the people and history of Sachs Harbour. An investigation of the local economic systems and land use patterns will be undertaken, the hamlet political system and its interaction with other levels of government will be documented and Inuit history on Banksland will be explored. The focus will be on the locals interpretations of themselves and t...

Principal Investigator: Marcus, Alan R.
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researcher will investige tow case studies: the 1953-55 relocation from Inukjuak, Quebec to Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord and the 1957-58 resettlement from Ennadai Lake to North Henik Lake and Eskimo Point. Using several methods, the research will integrate an understanding to the political processes involved at the time with the long-term social and economic effects of the resettlements on Inu...

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....