NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Becker, Matilda L
Licensed Year(s): 2019 2018
Summary: The goal of this project is to examine how the burgeoning use of digital technologies (Online Map Staking) and data (Geological data sharing) might have a cumulative impact on people’s land-based legal rights. This research is qualitative and will involve direct interaction with members of the scientific, indigenous, non-indigenous and government/non-governmental community based in Yellowknife...

Principal Investigator: Chugh, Pawan K
Licensed Year(s): 2012
Summary: The objective of this research project is to determine the appropriate processes and procedures related to the government funding for development of Aboriginal communities in Northern Canada. There are increasing demands on the government agencies to be responsible to the public for the money spent in development of Aboriginal communities. In the public sector, the concept has extended over time f...

Principal Investigator: McNeice, Julie
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: The purpose of this project is to identify and explain where crime prevention through social development intercepts with restorative justice, in order to provide an integrated, seamless delivery approach. One objective is to suggest a new and renewed co...

Principal Investigator: Caughill, Dave
Licensed Year(s): 2004 2003
Summary: The main objective of this study is to characterize environmental conditions and supplement existing environmental information for possible use in long-term (i.e., multi-year) Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) programs as required of the Giant and C...

Principal Investigator: Giesbrecht, Terri
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: This project will investigate patterns of interest group activity in the Northwest Territories. Interest groups serve an important function as a communication channel between citizens and government in the policy process. The main goal of this project i...

Principal Investigator: Hoos, Rick
Licensed Year(s): 2012 2009 2002
Summary: This work is being done to assist with the development of a future aquatic effects monitoring program for the mine that will meet the terms of the recently promulgated federal Metal Mining Effluent Regulations. The survey data will be provided in support...

Principal Investigator: Thompson, Reg
Licensed Year(s): 1999
Summary: The objective of this study is to ascertain the extent to which the legal obligations persuant to the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA) are being implemented. Meetings will be conducted with individuals involved in the implementation and workings of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement in order to discuss the progress of the implementation of the legal obligations persuant to the IFA. Participants will ...

Principal Investigator: Prystupa, Mark
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: This study is to evaluate how the changing legislation, policy and procedures for water management provides for the sustainable utilisation of the resource. This will involve informal unstructured interviews as the primary data source. Queries will be directed to a description of the institutional arrangements, and the evaluation of criteria. An analysis of pertinent newspaper articles, governm...

Principal Investigator: Hagg, Richard
Licensed Year(s): 1995 1994
Summary: The researcher will administer a questionnaire to river users Interviews will be conducted to survey community interests, commercial interests. Present government policies for river management will be researched. The researcher will also survey information from Nahanni National Park and conduct interviews with Canadian Parks Service Administration in order to assess the carrying capacity and man...

Principal Investigator: Cant, Garth
Licensed Year(s): 1993
Summary: The researcher is collecting published reports, legislation, newsletters, management plans, books and journal articles on the Nunavut and James Bay and Northern Quebec land claims in order to compare these land claims with the Nisga'a land claim. This study will also provide New Zealanders with an overview of the initiatives taken by claimants and the Crown in Canada. Informal discussions will a...