Laura was taught to bead at a very young age by her aunt. Laura is
a Quaniult Indian.
She grew up on the Quaniult Indian Reservation, which is located on the
Pacific Oceans
Northwest Coast of Washington State. A long narrow strip of rugged coastal
terrain
stretching from southern Alaska to northern California is inhabited by
28 native peoples
collectively called the Northwest Coast Indians. Laura has lived in
Alaska for 18 years.
Laura's husband, Craig, cuts, carves, and polishes all of the caribou
antler and ivory.
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