Oil and Gas - Vuntut Gwitchin

Oil and Gas - Vuntut Gwitchin

1. Yukon + 1002 lands

2. Small population (300)

   • Unbalanced, more old people
     • male, working age go to other places for work

3. Claving grounds

4. Migration pattern

   • Sea shore
     • Better visibility
     • No risk of mosquitoes
     • Better grazing lands
       • Caribou need a wide grazing area

5. Rely heavily on the caribou

   • traditional way of life

6. First nation

7. meat, clothing, tools etc

8. harsh environment

9. Huge environmental risks - less moss, caribou eat less

   • ecological balance

10. Threat from climate change

    • mosquitoes
    • drier summers
    • Increased snow fall depth
      • less foraging
      • moss
      • vegetation change