Alaska OCS Socioeconomic Studies Program. Western Gulf of Alaska Petroleum Development Scenarios: Kodiak Native Sociocultural Impacts. Technical Report No. 41

摘要

The sociocultural systems, key historical events, and contemporary issues of the Kodiak (Koniag) Native populations are described and analyzed. A methodology for addressing the effects of future events on ethnically distinctive populations is proposed and demonstrated. Projections of hypothetical impacts on the Koniag Natives in response to three petroleum scenarios are derived from the descriptive information and methodological format. Major findings include: (1) salmon fishing will continue to be preferred to other fishing or to alternate industries; (2) Koniag Natives generally seem pro-development and optimistic in outlook; (3) Native land issues are not yet resolved; (4) one result of decreasing access to salmon fishing may be increasing interest in other development; and (5) one Koniag Native village has indicated interest in actively participating in OCS development as an onshore site.