Mr. Simeonoff is a Silver Hand artist.  The Silver Hand Program “protects the work of Alaska Native artists while guaranteeing the public that items bearing the Silver Hand identification seal were hand crafted in Alaska by an Alaska Eskimo, Aleut, or Indian craftsperson or artist and made wholly or in significant part of natural materials." (Alaska State Council on the Arts)  For more information about the Silver Hand Program, please call 1-888-278-7424.

For additional information about the Alutiiq culture and people try these links:

Alutiiq Museum
Looking Both Ways