Northwest Territories Research Database

Principal Investigator: Supernant, Kisha
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5038. The goals of this project are to: 1) learn from local Elders and knowledge keepers’ 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) knowl...

Principal Investigator: Crooks, Claire
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5052. 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...

Principal Investigator: Chan, Laurie H. M.
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5010. The Health Effects Monitoring Program is a human biomonitoring study aimed to assess the exposure and health impact of arsenic and other contaminants on the human population of Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah in the Northwest Territories, as part of the Giant Mine Remediation Project. The overall objective of the pro...

Principal Investigator: Durnford, Kerry Lynn
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4976. The objectives of this study are to: 1) explore the impact of the Know:Do:Teach prebriefing framework on student learning and psychological safety in simulation; 2) to compare simulation evaluation tools (SET-M and DASH) in terms of overall feedback regarding the student’s experiences in simulation; and, 3) explore th...

Principal Investigator: Drygeese, Cody RJ
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4994. The goal of this project is to document existing environmental conditions surrounding the Project area. Studies may include the following. Hydrology studies include the measurement of selected lake inflow and outflow and stream profile through field surveys, and installation of data loggers to continually monitor l...

Principal Investigator: Durnford, Kerry Lynn
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4971. The aim of this study is to highlight the impact that Bachelors in the Science of Nursing (BSN) project-based practica have had on various aspects of community practice partner organizations. The objectives of this study are: 1) to understand the perspectives of community practice partners utilized by Nursing Practice...

Principal Investigator: Wray, Kristine E J
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2019
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4798. The first objective is to document an oral history of the growth of the commercial fishery from the community perspective in terms of four stages: the Dene fishery (up to 1944), the early commercial fishery (1945-1969), federal management by the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (1970-2018), and the present phase ...

Principal Investigator: Hobin, Erin P
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4964. The study has five objectives: 1. To examine prevalence and patterns of non-medical cannabis use, including use among young adults, age of initiation, and levels of dependence; 2. To examine the cannabis retail environment, including the extent to which consumers shift from illicit sources to legal retail sources,...

Principal Investigator: Barker, Anne
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4916. 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, described briefly here. Fo...

Principal Investigator: Sabin, Jerald
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4967. This study is being done to gather information about the attitudes and opinions of voters in Tlicho Community Government elections about democracy, policy, and elections management. This survey is part of the Consortium on Electoral Democracy, a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership gra...