Hi,
Sorry I can't answer your question, but I have the following information and question:
Two years ago I was in alta in North of Norway and met a Lap (Sami) family. Her grandfather's name was Bongo and she told me her grandfathers brother went with some other raindeer herding laps to Alaska may be in the 1920ies and brought a herd of raindeer in order to start a government? raindeer herding project for the eskimoes and Indians of Alaska (Nome area I think). They have never heard from him since and she would very much like to find out about him and his family. Can there be a connection. He himself of cource must long since be dead??
Knut Langballe,
802 Hwy 3A,
Nelson, B.C.,
V1L6J3, Canada