Descendant Registry

Bering Straits Native Corporation invites descendants to register their information to receive important news and information about descendant benefits. Please note that registering as a descendant does not enroll an individual as a shareholder, provide voting rights or stock, nor does it replace the upcoming shareholder enrollment process.

The BSNC descendant registry is for lineal descendants or adoptees of BSNC original shareholders and is used to:

1. Ensure descendants receive important news and updates from BSNC; and
2.  Verify eligibility for certain programs that are limited to original shareholders and direct lineal descendants of original shareholders.

Submitted information is kept confidential and is only used for BSNC purposes.

To register, descendants must submit a completed registration form and a copy of the state-issued birth certificate(s) or adoption decree(s) establishing the relationship to an original BSNC shareholder. If the descendant’s name differs from the name on the birth certificate, or if the shareholder’s name on the descendant’s birth certificate is different from the name BSNC has on file, copies of the legal document(s) substantiating the name change are also required (e.g., a marriage certificate, divorce decree, adoption decree or other legal document). In some cases, it may be necessary to provide additional documents to demonstrate lineal descent. Fill out the form below or download the pdf. 

Registered descendants are now able to create a MyBSNC profile and are encouraged to do so to add information to their Talent Bank profile and, as applicable, the Shareholder-Owned Businesses Registry!

Questions? Email Shdevelopment@bsnc.net.

• Scholarships from the Beringia Settlement Trust Scholarship program
• Hiring and employment preference
• Summer Internship Program
• Talent Bank
• Shareholder-Owned Businesses Registry
• Recreational and subsistence land use
• Bereavement assistance