Anchorage Daily News

POPULATION: 38 (2006)

LOCATION: On the Bering Sea coast, 123 miles southwest of Bethel and 440 miles west of Anchorage.

DESCRIPTION: One of the few Eskimo villages in the region in which children's first language is English. Although more than 92 percent of the population is Alaska Native or part Native, the community was founded as a commercial center and has always seen an influx of outsiders. Commercial fishing contributes to the largely cash-based economy. The mine, school (about five students), stores and city provide employment.

HISTORY: The community was established after traces of platinum were discovered by an Eskimo named Walter Smith in 1926.