Nancy Olson and her niece Marie Olson at the opening of The Sámi Reindeer People of Alaska in 2012. They sewed the canvas cover for the lavvu (conical tent) in the exhibition. Behind them is the Sámi flag. The circle symbolizes the sun (on red) and the moon (on blue). The colors, including green and yellow, come from gákti worn throughout Sápmi. Astrid Båhl designed the flag, which was formally adopted by the Nordic Sámi Conference in 1986. Photograph courtesy Vesterheim Museum.