By Elizabeth Woller | Producer
Rampant fracking in North Dakota is not only causing the destruction of Mother Earth but also the destruction of the souls of Native American girls and boys who are being exploited to satisfy the workers in the burgeoning oil industry.
North Dakota has increased its oil production 3-fold since 2005 when it adopted the oil-extraction technique of fracking. This boom has brought with it an onslaught of oil rig workers. Towns are unprepared to deal with this population surge, and crime is increasing dramatically. Native American women, who are at greater risk of sexual exploitation than any other population in the United States, are being used to satisfy the needs of the men who make up the 'tent cities' that have sprung up around the wells. Much like the rampant exploitation that occured in the late 1700s when the logging industry came to the region, Native American women are being groomed, assaulted, and pimped out to workers.
Our next short film project seeks to tell the stories of these women and their communities, and reveal the human cost of fracking.
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