Whale Dreams – Jerry Laktonen

"Alutiq carver Jerry Laktonen (the last name comes from one of the Finnish Saame [Lapp] reindeer herders who were brought to Alaska in the late 1800?s to try and establish a reindeer herding industry) worked as a commercial fisherman for most of his adult life, coming to carving at age 45 only after fishing could no longer provide his family with a living. "