I stole this from another forum, I hope I don't get in too much trouble....

This guy knows more about the topic than the rest of us combined so I thought we might review his opinion, and possibly comment......


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The Inupiat that live near Kaktovik and the rest of the NSB won't. As a matter of fact the native folk on the Slope have openly supportive of resource development in ANWR and the rest of the Slope. They benefit directly from it. They also have a stake in making sure that negative enviromental impacts are kept to a minimum as they also live a subsistence lifestyle that is dependent on the well being of the wildlife and food chain.
The Koyukon Athabascans whose corporations own drilling and support companies and provide jobs to their people are very much in favor of it too. It allows them to have good jobs with a schedule that lets them live in their communities and still maintain a traditional lifestyle.

The natives that have been opposed to resource development have been the Gwich'in from Arctic Village and Venetie acting as useful tools for the eco-nazis.

Both Arctic Village and Venetie have pursued policies for their people that are regressive. They'd prefer to go back to the stoneage.
They also have nothing to gain from the development themselves because the drilling won't be taking place on their lands. The eco-nazis know this and took advantage using these folks as their token aboriginal talking head mercenaries.
The arguement that development would disrupt the caribou herds is a hollow one at best and an outright lie at the worst. History shows that oil development has had a positive influence on the caribous herds.......the same herds they hunt. <quote>