Sami herdsmen and reindeer in Woodland Park, Seattle, 1898

• Main Author: Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Reindeer > Washington (State) > Seattle; Parks > Washington (State) > Seattle; Gates > Washington (State) > Seattle; Sami (European people); Mohai; Norway; sami; Alaska; Siberia
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/1453

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 re...