Sami Reindeer Leather Jewelry I make a selection of reindeer leather jewelry, bracelets, arm bands, necklaces using natural materials and techniques in the tradition of my ancestors. I use natural reindeer leather, […]
Sámi Reindeer Leather Jewelry
Finn Slough
My father was a Finnish Saami. After immigrating to Canada he became a commercial fisherman, gillnet fishing on the west coast of Vancouver. In the early 1960’s my dad purchased a small […]
Sami Style Handbags
These felted handbags and purses are inspired by the traditional Saami designs of my ancestors. This handbag has been felted with a blend of snowy white Merino and Blue Leicester wools. The […]
Petsamo Life
My father recorded some audio tapes of his life in Lapland. Here are some .mp3 file excerpts from those tapes. I am also working on a translation of his stories. Many thanks […]
Saami Heritage
My grandmother was Marja (Maria) Dahl, a Saami, born in Vesisaari,Vadsà in northern Norway, near the Anni Joki on August 4, 1870. Her parents moved to Petsamo when she was a baby. […]
