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There is no debate. these folks will stick with the one animal that kept them alive for thousands of years. and they cannot imagine drills and trucks and pipelines across what they call the sacred place where life begins. >> look what happened to the plains indians and the buffalo. that's not going to happen to my people. we're not going to allow that to happen again. >> reporter: they are a native american david against a goliath of oil companies, republican lawmakers, and the coastal tribe of native alaskans eager to drill and cash in. >> the u.s. says we can finally do this. now we have the...

David against a goliath of oil companies, republican lawmakers, and the coastal tribe of native alaskans eager to drill and cash in. >> now that the u.s. is saying we can finally do this, now we have the other side, the environmentalists, saying we can't do this. what's wrong with this picture? >> as the government rushes towards development, community meetings lay bare the fight, tribe versus tribe, neighbor against neighbor. >> we have thousands of gallons discovered in places that have already seen destruction, but restraint is what we lack. when did we all become owners of the land? it has...

Environmentalists saying we can't do this. what's wrong with this picture? >> reporter: as the government rushes towards development, community meetings lay bare the fight. tribe versus tribe, neighbor against neighbor. >> they have thousands of gallons discovered in places that have already seen destruction, but restraint is what we lack. when did we all become owners of the lands? it has always owned us. >> oh, my gosh. bill, first of all, the shooting, the videography, or whatever, the filming is showing the majesty of that place, is so striking. >> it's hypnotizing. >> right. >> so, when c...

David against aa ga goliath eagr to drill and cash in. >> now we have environmentalists saying we can't do this. what's wrong with this picture? >> as the government rushes towards development, community meetings lay bare the fight, tribe versus tribe, neighbor against neighbor. >> we have thousands of gallons in places that have seen destruction but restraint is what we lack. when did we all become owners of the land? it's always owned us. >> there's a rush to sell off two 400,000 leases by next year. the wilderness lovers are hoping they can win in court or maybe at the polls for the midterm...

Gallon. but still, given the choice between oil money and caribou, there is no debate. these folks will stick with the one animal that has kept them alive for thousands of years, and they cannot imagine drills and trucks and pipelines across what they call the sacred place where life begins. >> look what happened to the plains indians and the buffalo. that's not going to happen to my people. we're not going to allow that to happen again. >> reporter: to the tribe, they are a native american david against a goliath of oil companies, republican lawmakers, and a coastal tribe of native alaskans, ...