The ANCSA Regional Association (ARA) and the Alaska Native Village Corporation Association (ANVCA) issued this statement following the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to grant certiorari to the litigation related to CARES Act funds for Alaska Native people: The ANCSA Regional Association and the Alaska Native Village Corporation Association welcome the Supreme Court’s...
The Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation has generously donated $150,000 to the Beringia Settlement Trust (BST) Scholarship Program. The BST Scholarship Program received an overwhelming number of qualified applicants for the next scholarship period and this donation will aid BST in providing scholarship support to students. “Cindy and Tom have demonstrated exceptional devotion to the...
During BSNC’s recent Board of Directors meeting, the Directors voted for the officers for the upcoming year. BSNC is pleased to announce the results of its 2020 Election of Board Officers as follows: Chairman: Henry Ivanoff Sr. Vice Chairman: Lee M. Ryan President: Gail (Anagick) Schubert Secretary: Cindy (Towarak) Massie Treasurer: Deborah “Debbie” J. Atuk...
Watch our year-end message from BSNC’s President & CEO, Gail R. Schubert.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized its rules to allow nearly 2,000 Alaska Native veterans to apply for federal land allotments of up to 160 acres in the state under the 2019 Dingell Act. The program is open to all eligible Alaska Natives who served between Aug. 5, 1964, and Dec. 31, 1971, and it...
BSNC is pleased to announce Jolene Nanouk as the 2020 awardee of the Beringia Settlement Trust (BST) Tim Towarak Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is a $10,000 merit-based competitive scholarship awarded annually to one high-performing student enrolled in an accredited college or university. The scholarship honors the late Tim Towarak, who worked tirelessly to advocate for...
The BSNC Board of Directors has endorsed Dan Sullivan for re-election to the U.S. Senate, and Don Young for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Both Senator Sullivan and Congressman Young have consistently advocated for and supported issues of importance to Alaska Native People. They both seek out new ideas and different perspectives, they...
Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) and Kawerak, Inc. are pleased to jointly announce their nomination of Loretta Ublugiaq Bullard as Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) co-chair. Bullard is known for her long history of leadership in Alaska. She is a Nome Eskimo Community tribal member and a BSNC, Doyon, Sealaska and Sitnasuak shareholder. “Loretta’s longstanding...
BSNC held its virtual 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Saturday, Oct. 3. Shareholders voted on the election of five board directors. Incumbents Henry Ivanoff Sr., Robert “Bobby” Evans, Deborah “Debbie” J. Atuk, and Roy C. Ashenfelter were reelected and Fred N. Sagoonick was newly elected to the Board. Directors serve three-year terms. “Congratulations to BSNC’s...
In appreciation for their accomplishments in maintaining our traditional lifestyle and their determination to share their valuable cultural knowledge with our youth, the following Elders will be recognized at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders that will take place virtually at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020: Larry F. Fagerstrom Sr. – Golovin...
