It may be that the Inupiat of the NorthSlope Region require 10 times the space as rural settlers; and, it may be that these settlers require 10 times the space as their urban counterparts.
NorthSlope civilization depends on native cultures for vitality, and those cultures depend on wilderness for their context and imagery.
The AlaskaNorthSlope is the region of Alaska in the United States located on the northern slope of the Brooks Range along the coast of the Arctic Ocean.
Some 15 million acres (6 million hectares) in the middle of the slope, including the lucrative oil fields, are owned by the state.
With substantial communal lands on the slope, the 5,000 Inupiat scattered among seven remote villages and the town of Barrow stand to become the newest oil barons of the 21st century.
As is true of many of the tiny villages within the NorthSlope Borough, most of its residents now live in colorful cookie-cutter HUD houses and enjoy indoor plumbing, a diesel-fueled power plant to keep the lights and TVs on, a modern school, clinic, and fire trucks.
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