Snohomish Tribe of Indians
Marlene Hanson was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and has lived on the Olympic Peninsula for forty seven years. When she started working for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in 1992 she began beading earrings and now her specialty is beaded medicine bags. A meaningful item is placed in some of her bags for the owners.
Because of her Coast Salish heritage she likes to make Eagles and Orcas which are seen in the skies and the waters of the Olympic Peninsula and are carved on totem poles.
