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Sami people on reindeer drive, Seattle, 1898
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Sami people on reindeer drive, Seattle, 1898

In 1892, the United States government started bringing reindeer from Siberia into Alaska as a new food source for the native peoples. In 1898, the government brought in Norwegian reindeer, along with Sami herdsmen and their families. They stopped in Seattle to wait for a ship to Alaska. Some Sami remained in Alaska, while others eventually returned to Seattle or home to Norway. The Sami were formerly called Lapplanders. Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Handwritten on mount: Lapps who brought reindeer - drive to Alaska. Caption by MOHAI staff. *Subjects (LCTGM): Costumes--Sami; Sami (European people)

Date
1898
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
photograph
Original size
640 × 483 pixels

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