[Type text] Doing Research in the Northwest Territories: A Guide for Researchers Applying for a Scientific Research Licence Published By: The Aurora Research Institute Inuvik, Northwest Territories, 1996 Last Revision: February 2011 [Type text] Doing Research in the Northwest Territories TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................................. 3 ABOUT THE AURORA RESEARCH INSTITUTE .................................................................................... 3 2. OBTAINING YOUR RESEARCH LICENCES AND PERMITS ................................................. 4 A. LICENSING YOUR RESEARCH WITH THE GNWT .......................................................................... 5 Wildlife Research Permit ......................................................................................................... 5 Archaeologists Permit ............................................................................................................. 6 Scientific Research Licence .................................................................................................... 6 B. RESEARCH IN THE NWT .......................................................................................................... 10 Communication with communities ........................................................................................ 10 Ethical principles for conducting research ............................................................................ 11 Involving Northern residents in research projects ................................................................ 12 Building a Path for Northern Science – GNWT’s Science Agenda ...................................... 12 C. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH LICENCES AND PERMITS ...................................................................... 13 Contaminant-related Research ............................................................................................. 13 Health-related Research ....................................................................................................... 13 Forestry-related Research .................................................................................................... 14 Research Involving Fisheries and/or Marine Mammals ........................................................ 14 Research in Lands Administered by Parks Canada ............................................................. 15 Migratory Birds and Species at Risk Research .................................................................... 15 Research in Migratory Bird Sanctuaries and National Wildlife Areas ................................... 16 Research in Commissioner’s Lands ..................................................................................... 16 Research in Nunavut ............................................................................................................ 17 Research in the Yukon .......................................................................................................... 17 3. LAND CLAIM REGIONS AND COMMUNITY CONTACTS .................................................... 19 A. INUVIALUIT SETTLEMENT REGION ............................................................................................ 21 The Environmental Impact Screening Committee (EISC) .................................................... 21 Crown and Inuvialuit Private Lands ...................................................................................... 21 Community Consultation ....................................................................................................... 22 B. GWICH’IN SETTLEMENT AREA .................................................................................................. 26 Crown and Gwich’in Private Lands ....................................................................................... 26 Community Consultation ....................................................................................................... 27 C. SAHTU SETTLEMENT AREA ..................................................................................................... 31 Crown and Sahtu Private Lands ........................................................................................... 31 Community Consultation ....................................................................................................... 32 D. NORTH SLAVE REGION ........................................................................................................... 36 Crown and Tłįchǫ Private Lands ........................................................................................... 37 Community Consultation ....................................................................................................... 38 E. REGIONS WHERE LAND CLAIMS ARE PRESENTLY UNDER NEGOTIATION ..................................... 43 Crown Lands ......................................................................................................................... 44 Community Consultation ....................................................................................................... 44 Dehcho .................................................................................................................................. 45 South Slave (Akaitcho Territory) ........................................................................................... 50 4. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCHERS ........................................................................................... 54 A. AURORA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FACILITIES .............................................................................. 54 Inuvik Research Centre ........................................................................................................ 54 South Slave Research Centre .............................................................................................. 54 North Slave Research Centre ............................................................................................... 55 B. NORTHERN COLLEGES ............................................................................................................ 55 Nunavut Arctic College ......................................................................................................... 55 | 1 Aurora Research Institute – February, 2011 Yukon College ....................................................................................................................... 56 C. OTHER SUPPORT ................................................................................................................... 56 Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) ............................................................................... 56 ArcticNet................................................................................................................................ 56 Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) ................................................................................... 57 Canadian Polar Commission (CPC) ..................................................................................... 57 Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) ............................................................................... 57 Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) ....................................................................... 58 Polar Continental Shelf Project (PCSP) ................................................................................ 58 5. APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................... 59 APPENDIX A. SCIENTISTS ACT ...................................................................................................... 59 APPENDIX B. OTHER LICENCES AND PERMITS ............................................................................... 63 APPENDIX C. REGIONAL ABORIGINAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COUNCILS ........................................... 66 Figure 1 - Land Claim Regions in the Northwest Territories ......................................................... 20 Figure 2 - Inuvialuit Settlement Region ......................................................................................... 24 Figure 3 - Gwich'in Settlement Area .............................................................................................. 29 Figure 4 - Sahtu Settlement Area .................................................................................................. 34 Figure 5 - North Slave Region ....................................................................................................... 40 Figure 6 - Dehcho Region ............................................................................................................. 46 Figure 7 - South Slave Region ...................................................................................................... 51 Table 1 - Land Claim Regions and Associated Communities in the NWT .................................... 19 Table 2 - Community Contacts in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region .............................................. 25 Table 3 - Community Contacts in the Gwich'in Settlement Area ................................................... 30 Table 4 - Community Contacts in the Sahtu Settlement Area ....................................................... 35 Table 5 - Community Contacts in the North Slave Region ............................................................ 41 Table