FREEHAWAII.INFO PRESENTS -
A MULTI-PART SPECIAL REPORT -
HAWAI`I VOTES BOUGHT BY ALASKA OIL
From Ka Leo O Hawai`i By Juanita Mathews
Ka Leo Associate Editorials Editor
Now, Here's Part Four -
The Porcupine Caribou Herd is one of the largest herds in North America.
The Inupiat and the Gwich'in tribes depend on caribou for food.
Caribou is only a small fraction of the Inupiat's traditional diet, but the main staple of the Gwich'in diet.
Since the caribou's sensitive calving grounds are located where oil companies would be drilling, the Gwich'in see their way of life disappearing if they do not fight to protect the area.
An entire way of life and primary food source is at stake for the Gwich'in, but our senators are voting for the interests of a tribe that is trying to bring in more profits at the expense of the environment.
The poisoning of traditional Native American values by oil money is blatantly apparent.
To Be Continued ...
Tomorrow - Ties To Oil
