Q. What is more important -- jobs or animals?

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A. For Fort Liard, both jobs and animals are important. But I really believe that by finalizing land claims we can find a way. We can accommodate both. Every time something happens, it leaves a scar behind on your land. You're trying to make sure that scar is very small.

(When oil companies want to drill) you look at the application, at what they intend to do, and try to accommodate it. With a land claim, you can make it clear what the oil companies can expect to see when they get there.