This course is designed for travellers and those persons whose occupations are exposed to winter arctic conditions, winter camping enthusiasts, and teachers of outdoor winter survival skills. It is also designed for persons wishing to become more aware of northern sociological and environmental issues. Techniques of winter survival will be examined through field work, lectures, group discussions, slide presentations, and films. Personal survival kits for northern travellers will be discussed as well as survival for persons in downed aircraft. All participants will build their own Inuit igloo and, time permitting, the Athabaskan quinzhee, and will have the opportunity to spend a night in their own shelter.
Participants have the opportunity to try out Inuit-made winter clothing.
He has prepared skins and sewn clothing, rope, drums and other traditional items used by hunters and trappers. Registration deadline is 5 or 19 January 2001 .