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Posted on May 22, 2017February 4, 2020

Oil and Gas Development’s Impact on Fort Berthold

My name is Thomas Abe and I live on Fort Berthold and am an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes. I am an instructor at Nueta…

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Posted on August 29, 2016January 30, 2020

A Cycle of Spills and Lies From the Oil and Gas Industry

"My name is Bob Arrington and I live here in Battlement Mesa. A lot of my experience comes with the fact that I’ve seen many…

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Posted on July 29, 2016January 30, 2020

Losing the Night Sky: How Oil and Gas Development Altered New Town’s Views

Norma: Norma Stenslie. I grew up in the eastern part of North Dakota, by Hope, and we met at Concordia college. I was a piano…

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Posted on March 31, 2016January 29, 2020

Witnessing the Oil and Gas Industry Turn the Fort Berthold Reservation Into “an Industrial Zone”

"My name is Lisa DeVille, and I am an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. I’ve lived my whole life in Mandaree,…

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Posted on February 9, 2016January 29, 2020

An Unexplained Tumor: The Mysterious Health Impacts of Oil and Gas

“My parents worked in the oilfield. My husband worked in the oilfield. We knew what oil drilling was like in the 80s and 90s. We…

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Posted on February 4, 2016January 29, 2020

Drilling, Flaring, and Ranching

"I have no idea how many wells are on our land. Many, many wells."

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