Preventing Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge: Gwich'in Steering Committee
Members of the Gwich'in Nation, which means "caribou people," number only in the thousands. But they have been united, even reborn, in pursuing their steadfast goal: to prevent oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge is their home and the calving grounds of the...
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Research Center for Leadership in Action
2003
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| Online Access: | https://issuelab.org/resources/2978/2978.pdf https://issuelab.org/permalink/resource/2978 |
| Summary: | Members of the Gwich'in Nation, which means "caribou people," number only in the thousands. But they have been united, even reborn, in pursuing their steadfast goal: to prevent oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge is their home and the calving grounds of the caribou, upon which the Gwich'in rely for food and a way of life. Over the course of 15 years they have effectively organized themselves and built strategic alliances with environmental groups, young people and others. |
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