NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Marsh, Philip
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1990
Summary: The primary objective of this project is to improve understanding of the changes in water and energy in northern regions, and to develop improved computer models of these processes. The Trail Valley Creek, Hans Creek, and Zed Creek sites will be accessed...

Principal Investigator: Weitzner, Viviane Anita
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: The main objective of this project is to gather information from the experience of Lutsel K'e in negotiating with the government, BHP, and other mining companies to share with other indigenous communities facing large-scale mining activities on their anc...

Principal Investigator: Galbraith, Lindsay
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: This research is concerned with increasingly fractious relations between mining firms and local communities in Canada's hinterlands, and the systems of governance that aim to mediate these relations. More specifically, this research seeks to understand t...

Principal Investigator: Martel, Edith
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: The mapping team (5-6 researchers) will be flown out by floatplane from Yellowknife in early June and a camp will be established. Island campsites are preferred as a deterrent against bear encounters. With the aid of zodiac-style inflatable boats, the re...

Principal Investigator: Salokangas, Raila M
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: This study will examine how sustainable development is taken into account in the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP), with a specific focus on Inuvialuit opinions concerning the Project's environmental and socio-economic impacts. The research will evaluate the p...

Principal Investigator: Dowlatabadi, Hadi
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: The overall objective of this project is to provide a set of tools to estimate the cumulative impacts of a development project based on its power as an "attractor" to subsequent development. The researchers will make a short visit to Yellowknife to talk...

Principal Investigator: Mislan, Marie
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: This work is part of preliminary information gathering related to a possible natural gas development at Parsons Lake. ConocoPhillips Canada is interested in determining the topographic features of the study area both for drainage assessment and for dete...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2003 2002
Summary: This project is a continuation of socio-economic and traditional knowledge studies in the Deh Cho Region, which were initiated in 2002 as part of the baseline studies and assessment for the Mackenzie Gas Project. The primary focus of the socio-economic...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2003 2002
Summary: This project is a continuation of socio-economic and traditional knowledge studies in the Sahtu Settlement Area, which were initiated in 2002 as part of the baseline studies and assessment for the Mackenzie Gas Project. The primary focus of the socio-ec...

Principal Investigator: Walker-Larsen, Jennifer
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: Travaillant Lake is the largest lake in the Gwich'in Settlement Area and is an important area for fish and wildlife harvesting. However, little is known about the fish populations in the lake and it is unclear whether the fish are landlocked or migrator...