North of Australia and east of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea is vital to American ... well-behaved child during family gatherings. Smolock’s late father, Nicholas Smolock, is Yastishock’s ...

The couple also started a family—their first son ... few worries about raising their children in the wilderness of Papua New Guinea. They do worry about access to medical care and vaccinations ...

But Papua New Guinea is one of the first nations to voice a full-throated call to boycott the annual gatherings altogether. “Why are we spending all this money going to the other side of the ...