PurposeTo learn how Inuvialuit people feel about the oil and gas activities on their land.Design/methodology/approachInterviews were administered to a stratified sample, on Inuvialuit land. Participants included: Inuvialuit elders; entrepreneurs; public servants; employees of the private sector; managers of oil companies; unemployed persons; housewives; the mayor of Inuvik; and the first aboriginal woman leader in Canada.FindingsIt was reported that oil and gas industry activities are having a positive impact on the regional economy, creating indirect as well as direct financial benefits for the Inuvialuit among others. However, some residents qualified their support saying that they are in favour of continued activity only if benefits filter to them as opposed to being enjoyed only by oil companies and migrant employees. Concern was also expressed for the environment and for the threat that development brings to wildlife upon which people rely on as a food source.Research limitations/implicationsThis study should have a longitudinal follow‐up.Practical implicationsWhile oil and gas exploration and the building of a pipeline may have economic advantages, this might have social, cultural and environment costs for the Inuvialuit.Originality/valueThe paper illustrates how oil and gas activities on Inuvialuit land will transform the lives of these people.
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 southern communities? The purpose of this paper is to give an account of what Dene residents of the Sahtu Region have to say about oil and gas development. Design/methodology/approach -Starting in 2005, in-depth interviews with people across the Sahtu Region are conducted. 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 of short-term development. This is especially important in a region where people believe that they have an obligation to the land upon which they live.
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