At the edge of the Arctic Circle, oil drilling threatens the indigenous Gwich’in

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By Nathanael JohnsonMay 30, 2018, 4:19 pm147 pts
The low boreal forest that spans the border between Alaska and Canada is the home of the Gwich’in people. There are some 6,000 Gwich’in, hunting and raising their children in villages at the edge of the Arctic Circle. They’ve been there for thousands of years, following the caribou, which provide a…

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