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Our research is centered around the opinions of the Ute Indian Tribe in regards to Oil and Gas development in and around their land. This tribe is one of six hundred federally recognized indigenous tribes in the United States. However they are particularly of interest due to their working relationship with oil and gas companies and development. Setting them apart from previous surveys on indigenous peoples opinions as none before had such close relations to oil and gas. We collected qualitative data through in depth interviews, based loosely around a pre-written questionnaire, as we wanted these interviews to be a casual conversation rather than a question and answer. Once done we analyzed the interviews looking for the natural trends, but also focusing on 6 different categories ranging from crime to education. Overall our results did not yield a particular set of negative or positive views but rather a split down the middle.
Publication Date
12-9-2021
City
Logan, UT
Keywords
fossil fuel development, indigenous peoples, oil and gas perceptions
Disciplines
Sociology
Recommended Citation
Chapoose, TiSean and Tollefson, Josie, "A Look Into Indigenous Perceptions of Oil and Gas Companies in the Uintah Basin" (2021). Fall Student Research Symposium 2021. 75.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/fsrs2021/75