Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) is pleased to announce the awardees of its 2020 Young Providers Award as Shayla Titus of White Mountain honoring the late Minnie A. Tucker and Michael Ahkinga Jr. of Wales honoring the late Vincent Ayac Kunnuk. The Young Providers Award honors young people from the BSNC region who contribute on...
The Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) Board of Directors announced their endorsement of U.S. Congressman Don Young for reelection to the United States Congress. Congressman Young is the longest-serving Member in both the House and Senate of the 116th Congress and the Dean of the House. He is a current member and former Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which...
BSNC was featured in Alaska Business Magazine’s article highlighting how Alaska Native Corporations acquire companies for growth. The article talks about how BSNC recently acquired Northwest Contracting and Alaska Industrial Hardware in 2015 in order to expand business operations. To read the article, visit: https://digital.akbizmag.com/issue/september-2020fn/acquiring-more-than-a-business/.
A Message from the President & CEO The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged many of us in ways that we never could have imagined. Despite these challenges, I have seen resilience and strength in BSNC’s shareholders, descendants and employees. In our Region, Our People have enjoyed a bountiful spring subsistence season. Subsistence foods continue to provide...
Notice to shareholders: The 2020 Annual Meeting Shareholder Packets have been mailed. Please note that as the Annual Meeting will be held via webcast, there will be no in-person voting this year.
The Alaska Federation of Natives board of directors today decided that the 2020 Annual Convention will be virtual, citing on-going COVID-19 health and safety concerns. There will be no in-person component to the Convention, which was to be held in Anchorage at the Dena’ina Center this October. The virtual convention, scheduled for October 15 and 16,...
“A strategic sliver of land newly transferred from the federal government to Native ownership is being touted as an important element of future safety improvements for Bering Strait marine traffic. About 2,200 acres of land bordering a sheltered bay northwest of Nome was formally transferred by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to the Inupiat-owned...
BSNC shareholder M. Hunter McAlister graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Ocean Engineering from the United States Naval Academy (USNA) on May 16, 2020 where he was virtually commissioned as a Naval Officer. The USNA is a military undergraduate university that prepares and develops young men and women to commission into the Navy and Marine...
Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) announced today it has acquired Northwest Contracting, an Alaska-based industry leader in pavement marking and grooving. Northwest Contracting was founded in 2008 by co-owners Charlie McAllen and Chris Hubble. “BSNC has carefully evaluated the opportunities this acquisition offers. Northwest Contracting will complement the growing Bering Straits portfolio of companies,” said...
Dear Shareholders, Many people are understandably concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. As the COVID-19 outbreak evolves, the health and safety of BSNC shareholders, employees and the communities in which we live and work remain BSNC’s top priority. While BSNC is not currently experiencing any significant disruption to its business...
