DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTERN ARCTIC”

• Main Authors: Leo P. Dana, Robert Brent Anderson, Aldene Meis-mason
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Key words; Arctic Gas; Caribou; Colville Lake; Déline; Dene; development; First Nations; Fort Good Hope; gas; Great Bear Lake; Hare; Hareskin; Mackenzie Gas 1; Arctic; Canada; Gloom; Northwest Territories; Sahtu Region
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.615.7808; http://www.unicaen.fr/colloques/Entrepreneurship_Conference_2008/Entrepreneurship_culture_economic_development_in_the_western_arctic.pdf

Purpose: Beneath Canada‟s Northwest Territories lies a potential of 30 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Will a $16 billion gas-pipeline bring prosperity or gloom? Will this bring employment opportunities for local people or will more qualified people be brought in from the South? This paper gives an account of what Dene residents of the Sahtu Region have to say about petroleum development. Design/methodology/approach: Starting in 2005, we interviewed people across the Sahtu Region. Findings: Respondents recognise the short-term advantages of building a pipeline, but they are concerned about the long-term impact on the environment that currently ensures their livelihood. Research limitations/implications: This study begs for a longitudinal follow-up. Practical implications: Policy-makers may benefit from knowing the feelings of their constituents Originality/value: This timely study reveals long-term environmental and social impacts