The way of life of the Gwich’in people could be threatened by the impacts of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Award-winning photographer Deddeda Stemler chronicles their existence on the banks of the Porcupine River in the Yukon Territory. See the related story and a commentary by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio).
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