This project developed a community-based program that empowered communities in the Far North to collect and interpret aquatic environmental indicators to address key concerns and priorities in the Slave River and Delta watershed.
The project assessed how Indigenous knowledge and methodologies have been integrated into water management projects, and evaluated the relative merits, strengths, and challenges of the various research approaches.
The project team, led by Dr. Asit Mazumder, focuses on characterizing and modeling pathogen (virus and bacteria) risks in the groundwater of nine First Nation communities in Canada.
The research project examined how changes in active layer development affected surface water quality in a series of hydrologically-linked basins in the Coppermine River system.
This project, led by Dr. Ed McBean, involved three workshops and the development of a board that focused on sharing information and creating a dialogue around the challenges and needs of small water systems in order to inform water treatment.
Little is known about the links between waterborne illnesses and climate change in small and aboriginal communities. To better equip these communities with best protocols for future water management and source water protection, the effects of climate change on contamination of surface water supplies was examined.
The project team will be evaluating the treatment performance and assessing microbial community dynamics of full scale single and two cell Waste Stabilization Pond systems in Nunavut using molecular techniques.
This project aims to develop a First Nations-driven approach to investigate meaningful participation, capacity building and appropriate technology to support First Nation decision-makers in community development planning that will lead to improved wastewater infrastructure.
This project will explore the initial uptake, challenges and barriers, and longer-term impact of Alberta’s DWSP initiative within smaller communities, and understand the capacity of DWSPs for initiating a culture change at the operations and local decision-making levels.
This project will explore the translation, development, and presentation of outputs in storytelling formats, and will use storytelling to engage participating Indigenous communities and extend the knowledge and outputs that have contributed to the development of a trading zone.