...a bush community 250 miles north of Fairbanks. The once-nomadic Neets'aii Gwich'in Indians still live largely off...about five years ago, when he was looking for another once-nomadic group to study. But he saw enough tangible problems...

...along Alaska's increasingly battered western coast. It's no longer a matter of just packing up and going for these once-nomadic people. The crucial difference this time: finding the funds to move or replace millions of public dollars in schools...

...Park and one of the rare villages with a museum. The Simon Paneak Memorial Museum offers a comprehensive look at a once-nomadic people, as well as local artwork for sale, including caribou skin masks trimmed with wolf, fox or bear fur. The...