Native American Boomtown.
The Bakken oil boom is bringing billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs to North Dakota. A substantial part of the oil production is concentrated on an Indian reservation. Fort Berthold Reservation's 1,000-plus oil wells have brought in money and jobs for some, but oil has also brough...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
PBS,
2014.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video |
| Summary: | The Bakken oil boom is bringing billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs to North Dakota. A substantial part of the oil production is concentrated on an Indian reservation. Fort Berthold Reservation's 1,000-plus oil wells have brought in money and jobs for some, but oil has also brought danger organized crime, hard drugs, traffic fatalities and other problems. Tribal members speak about the benefits and consequences of the boom. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time: | 00:25:56 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |