I asked Sam where his interest in Native American artifacts came from, and he said it originated from home.  Sam had grown up in a village outside of Luang Prabang, Laos, and was a member of the Hmong tribe.  During Vietnam, he’d helped the American Army fight the Viet Cong, and had escaped to the United States, following the US withdrawal. He hadn’t been home since, so Sam had developed a fondness for Native cultures here.

Read this story in its entirety