NCC is offering Nanuk Safety Training for community members of St. Lewis, as well as Nanuk Guard Training to the Volunteer Fire Brigade. NCC’s Environment and Natural Resources Department is partnering with St. Lewis Town Council to offer this training in response to the unprecedented numbers of nanuit that went into town in March 2023.
Location: St. Lewis Community Hall
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 23
To register, contact: Vanessa or Wendy at 709-939-2282
Food will be provided.
We are pleased to welcome back Derrick Pottle of BearSafe Planning Inc. who is providing this training. Pottle worked with us to provide a series of workshops across NunatuKavut in March 2017.
About the Training
Participants in the workshop will learn about safety in nanak country and how to take the proper precautions when venturing out. The course consists of videos and discussions which cover the topics including:
- Bear characteristics and distribution.
- Preventing encounters.
- Prevention in camp.
- Detection and deterrents.
- Encountering a bear.
- Approaches: curious, predatory, defensive.
Nanuit rely on sea ice for hunting, mating, traveling, resting, and in some areas, denning. They depend on sea ice year-round, but increasing temperatures from climate change are destroying the way they travel and their access to food.
Join us to learn more about, and become better prepared, when heading out on the land.
