Fracking: Yes or No On Your

Rez?

National P.E.T.E. Tribal Fellows Institute

Thomasina Mandan

Fort Berthold Community College

2014

The question addressed today is: Fracking or No Fracking on the Rez: Why or why not? Is it detrimental to the tribes, individuals and why? Who is held responsible if this is done on your tribal lands?

Why should we be concerned?

• Does fracking affect me?

• How long is it going to last?

• Who is responsible for cleaning up after the oil is gone?

• What are some of the environmental impacts caused by the oil recovery?

Fort Berthold Indian Reservation

• Caretakers of the FBIR land

• Brief history of MHA Nation

• Garrison Dam

• Change of lifestyle

What is Fracking?

Pros of Fracking

•Economic benefits

•Low unemployment rates

Effects of Oil Drilling

• Pipes could corrode

• Dust particles

• Open Waste Pits

• Oil spills

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Effects of Oil Drilling

• Accidents

• Water contamination

• Soil Contamination

• Chemicals found in fish or other aquatic animals

Cons of Fracking on the

FBIR

•Haliburton Loophole

•Water contaminated

•Dead Livestock

Cons of Fracking on the FBIR

•Radioactive Oil Socks •Dumping of waste water•State water use regulations•Spills

Cons of Fracking on the FBIR

•Housing

Cons of Fracking on the FBIR

•Crime rate

•Drugs

Cons of Fracking on the FBIR

•Traffic

Cons of Fracking on the FBIR

•Flaring of natural gas

Resources

• http://www.aei.org/article/economics/benefits-of-hydraulic-fracking/

• http://now.tufts.edu/articles/fracking-pro-and-con

• http://www.energyfromshale.org/hydraulic-fracturing/what-is-fracking

• http://www.what-is-fracking.com/

• https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=eN8CaAGSTbA3lM&tbnid=WN-PJBGmQGaHOM:&ved=0CAUQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mintpressnews.com%2Ftransatlantic-corporate-deal-maybe-boon-fracking-expansion%2F186019%2F&ei=DeUhU8aeOOblyQHYjIDgCg&bvm=bv.62922401,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNFejVnVdGrU7iAoaIknHAl0NVBMDw&ust=1394816515664338

• https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=XNsIOgDgWRAMEM&tbnid=lGU3SQ6PCxSntM:&ved=0CAUQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Flubbockonline.com%2FSqueezing_Shale&ei=k-khU_zPOsGSyQGAv4GYCQ&bvm=bv.62922401,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNFejVnVdGrU7iAoaIknHAl0NVBMDw&ust=1394816515664338http://cleanwater.org/page/fracking-laws-and-loopholes

• Photo taken at General Store in New Town, ND on March 12, 2014

• http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/21/1279443/-Exxon-CEO-Joins-Lawsuit-to-Stop-Fracking-Near-His-Home

• http://www.gagecartographics.com/spills/

• http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/eij/article/bombing_north_dakota/

• http:https://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/on-the-fort-berthold-reservation-the-bakken-boom-brings-conflict/article_view?src=feat&b_start:int=2//www.grandforksherald.com/content/loader-used-dismantle-house-end-standoff-new-town-nd-0