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Indigenous-led conservation, community food production, and food security in Fort Providence, NT
Principal Investigator: Vandermale, Emalee
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5015. This project aims to support northern Indigenous food security by documenting Fort Providence community member's perceived barriers and facilitators to community-based food production, exploring the relationship between Indigenous-led conservation and food security, co-creating resources that can be used to leverage f...


Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Community-Powered Connectivity in the Arctic
Principal Investigator: Heimerl, Kurtis
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5064. The objective of this research is to better understand how telecommunications infrastructure, and associated digital services and training, can be designed and implemented to best support the social, cultural, and economic needs of Arctic communities. This project will engage in research to understand the operation an...


Indigenous Clothing Ensembles: Indigenous Knowledge and Performance Evaluations to Enhance Northern Safe Practices
Principal Investigator: Barker, Anne
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5212. The overall objective of this project is to investigate how Indigenous clothing components could be a part of harsh weather personal protective equipment (PPE), leading to increased personal safety and security in Arctic environments. There are four main tasks for the research project: 1) Four northern crafting p...


Yellowknives Dene First Nation Housing Strategy
Principal Investigator: McCartney, Shelagh
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021 2020
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5202. Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) has identified the availability of adequate, affordable, and appropriate housing for their membership as a critical priority. The research team are looking towards the creation and implementation of a community-based solution. The unique climatic, geographic, and cultural factors...


Comparative Beluga Health: Examining Eastern Beaufort Sea and Western Hudson Bay beluga whales
Principal Investigator: Loseto, Lisa
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5119. Document Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and Inuvialuit Knowledge related to beluga health. Through close collaboration between southern university partners and Tuktoyaktuk HTC. The end goal is to find out how hunters choose certain whales to harvest, and how they look at beluga health. All interviews will be conducted in ...


Examining research policy and practice in Canada’s North to support evidence-based decision-making
Principal Investigator: Perrin, Alison Dawn
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5182. The goal of this research is to understand the ways in which decisions are made about research in the Canadian North, how the practice of research aligns with northern and Indigenous research priorities and principles, and how research is impacting decision-making in northern and Indigenous governments and organizatio...


Archiving Knowledge: Centering Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Community-Based Archives (2022) - New License for Approved Project #5038
Principal Investigator: Supernant, Kisha
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5178. This research project aims to: 1) Learn from local Elders and knowledge keepers in culturally appropriate ways of stewarding and protecting Indigenous knowledge; 2) Explore critical issues including policies and guidelines for repatriation, building archives, and ensuring Indigenous data sovereignty; and 3) Knowledge ...


Evaluation of Arctic Wildlife Surveillance Initiatives during COVID-19 Pandemic
Principal Investigator: Henderson, Rita
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5106. With this evaluation research project, the research team aims to identify what challenges and opportunities COVID-19 brought out and outline strategies to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the muskox and caribou monitoring program. The three partner groups will be interviewed: Indigenous partners, academics of th...


Program Evaluation of the Healthy Relationships Program for LGBT2Q+ youth
Principal Investigator: Crooks, Claire
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5102. The goal of the project is to build capacity and evaluate the efforts in the area of violence prevention and mental health promotion programming for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, Queer/Questioning (LGBT2Q+) youth. The research team provide educators and other professionals who work directly with LGBT2Q+ Y...


Governing Energy System Change in the Canadian Arctic: Alternative Sources of Innovation in Communities?
Principal Investigator: Mallett, Alexandra
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5165. Along with community partners, the project will seek to determine: 1) the extent to which changes are occurring with respect to electricity generation and use at the community level in three communities in NWT; 2) how, what and who is involved in the governance of energy within communities and how this is evolving; an...


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