The Gwich'in Indians live in 15 different villages that span from ANWR all the way to Canada. They depend on the Porcupine Caribou that migrate there to breed. If we did drill in ANWR, it would disrupt the Caribou and may cause them to go somewhere else to breed. The Gwich’ins are very traditional people and would be forced to change their ways if this were to happen. They are the most talkative about the drilling in ANWR. In 1988, eight Gwich'in elders from Alaska and Canada representing 15 primarily Canadian villages, unanimously voted to oppose ANWR development. They say that drilling in ANWR will harm the Caribou that breed there. There are people here too!
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