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"It is a challenge to keep up with our culutre... I want to share the skills that I have learnt"

Derrick Pottle is a 65 year old Inuk, married with 2 children and 4 grandchildren. He lives a traditional lifestyle of hunting, trapping and gathering.  Inuit traditional values are very important to him. He is a commercial fur harvester and commercial guide. Derrick has spent 45 years working on different boards and advisory groups with Nunatsiavut eg: Torngat Mountains National Park and Mealy Mountains National Park, and polar bear advisory boards working with Inuit across Canada. He is owner / operator of BearSafe Planning Inc. which certifies bear guards and educates clients regarding bear safety. For the past 20 years Derrick as been involved in different aspects of the study of global warming and how it is impacting all people in the North. He has also travelled to Nunavut, Nunavik, Inuvialuit and Greenland as an Inuit culturalist with Adventure Canada

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Preparing your Skidoo
20:46
Ice Testing and Safety
17:19
How to Trap Wildlife
26:32
How to Prepare Seal Skin
22:34
Skinning a Polar Bear
01:32:30
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