Fall 2022 Dear Shareholders, I hope everyone had a productive summer and fall fishing, hunting, and harvesting berries and greens in preparation for winter. As we continue to respond to the wreckage left by Typhoon Merbok and prepare for the winter ahead, we are immensely thankful that no lives were lost. While the storm was...
The Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) Board of Directors announced their endorsement of Representative-elect Mary Peltola for reelection to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives. Peltola is the first Yup’ik, first Alaska Native and first woman to represent Alaska in Congress. “With 10 years of experience in the Alaska State Legislature, including eight...
Summer 2022 Dear Shareholders, I hope each of you had a good summer and early fall, spending time outdoors with family and friends. Autumn is traditionally a busy time of engaging in subsistence activities in preparation for the coming winter season. I am pleased to welcome Isaiah (Ike) Towarak to the BSNC Board of Directors....
Spring 2022 Dear Shareholders, Alongside many shareholders and friends, many of us still grieve the loss of our Board Chairman Henry Ivanoff Sr. Henry was the longest-serving board member and Chair in BSNC’s history. He experienced the downturns in our financial history, leading the Board and staff through difficult times. He didn’t let financial setbacks...
Winter 2021 Dear Shareholders, During these winter months, the everchanging daylight reminds me of the strength and courage of our people. We have spent the past months gathering, hunting and fishing, preparing for the changes in the season. Our subsistence way of life sustains so many in our region as it has for 10,000 years....
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...
Summer 2021 Dear Shareholders, Although our region experienced late snowfalls and below zero temperatures this spring, summer is finally here after what seemed like a very long winter. Residents in our region’s communities are already busy with spring subsistence harvest activities. It’s great to see our people posting on social media photos of themselves picking...
Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) is pleased to announce the promotion of shareholder Lucille Sands to Vice President of Shareholder Development. As Vice President of Shareholder Development, Sands works to align shareholder development with organizational goals and business needs, recruit shareholders and descendants for open positions, source qualified shareholders and provide ongoing review and metrics...
Dear Shareholders, Longer periods of daylight have thankfully returned to the Arctic and soon Spring will be upon us. As our people have done each Spring for hundreds of years, many will venture out to replenish food supplies with harvests of migratory birds, caribou, reindeer and sea mammals. Subsistence defines a major part of who...
Watch our year-end message from BSNC’s President & CEO, Gail R. Schubert.
