BSNC’s Career Pathways Series helps showcase jobs held by successful shareholders and descendants. This series aims to raise awareness of these career options and the essential skills needed to succeed in these positions. BSNC shareholder Jenna L. Krohn joined BSNC as corporate counsel in 2021. In 2013, Krohn graduated from the University of Alaska with a...
BSNC mourns the unexpected passing of former BSNC Board Director Percy Nayokpuk. Percy was elected to the BSNC Board in 1985, and served for thirty years on the Board. Percy was an active and dedicated community member who valued and practiced our subsistence way of life. He also spent many years marketing Native art at the Alaska Federation of Natives annual...
Interior Department to Open 27 Million Acres of Federal Land to Selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans
May 3, 2022by Media
During a roundtable discussion today with Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning announced that the Department will open approximately 27 million acres of federal lands to selection by eligible Alaska Native veterans. “We have a sacred obligation to America’s veterans. I honor...
BSNC Successfully Administers CARES Act Direct Assistance Program to Assist Shareholders
February 4, 2022by Media
In August 2021, BSNC received its allocation of CARES Act funding of nearly $15 million from the U.S. Treasury. BSNC staff immediately sprang into action and worked long hours to quickly roll out BSNC’s CARES Act Direct Assistance Program (DAP) to provide cash assistance to eligible BSNC shareholders who shouldered extra expenses and/or loss of...
Education Spotlight: Angelica Dawn Alivrun Telfair
October 1, 2021by Media
BSNC descendant Angelica Dawn Alivrun Telfair is a student dedicated to her career goal of working as a counselor for youth struggling with addiction. he is currently working toward earning a dual master’s degree in Addiction Studies and Social Work at Eastern Washington University and plans to return to Alaska to work as a licensed...
BSNC’s Career Pathways Series helps showcase jobs held by successful shareholders and descendants. This series aims to raise awareness of these career options and the essential skills needed to succeed in these positions. After recently retiring from 22 years in the military, BSNC shareholder Glenn Ivanoff was hired as Branch Chief of the Bureau of...
As fall comes to the tundra and waters of the Bering Strait region, many people are working to put away the fish and game that will help sustain them through the winter months. This is the pattern of life that has sustained our communities for millennia. One of the animals people will be harvesting and...
A Message from the President & CEO
October 1, 2021by Media
Fall 2021 Dear Shareholders, I hope you all had a safe and productive summer season. I always enjoy seeing photos posted by our people involving summer subsistence activities, including dried fish, jarred fish, ungimak (half-dried fish) and smoked strips. Many gallons of berries have also been gathered, which will be a great treat this winter...
BSNC celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to recognize ANCs as Indian Tribes
June 25, 2021by Media
BSNC celebrates the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision today to affirm and recognize Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) as Indian Tribes under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDA), and thus eligible for funding under Title V of the CARES Act. ANCs for many years have recognized their unique economic and social missions, through which they...
Bernadette “Yaayuk” Alvanna-Stimpfle elected as Chair of the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council
May 14, 2021by Media
BSNC shareholder and Nome resident Bernadette “Yaayuk” Alvanna-Stimpfle was recently elected as Chair of the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council. The council advises Alaska’s governor and legislature on programs, policies and advocates for the survival and revitalization of Alaska Native languages. She has been a member of the board since its inception in 2012. Her...