BSNC held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Saturday, Oct. 1 in Nome, Alaska at the Nome Recreation Center, 208 E. 6th Ave. Shareholders voted on the election of five board directors who will serve three-year terms. Incumbents Gail R. Schubert, Louie Green Jr., Cindy Towarak Massie and Charles W. Fagerstrom were reelected and...
Residents of the Regional Educational Attendance Areas of Bering Strait, Kashunamiut, Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon who suffered property damage or loss from September’s severe storm, flooding and landslides are now eligible to apply for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), State of Alaska and the Small Business Administration. Available aid includes...
BSNC is pleased to announce Kastyn Lie of Nome as the 2022 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...
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...
Bering Strait region residents are advised to prepare for the incoming storm. The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned about a powerful coastal storm impacting Western Alaska. This storm could be the most powerful in over a decade and have similar coastal flood impacts along the Bering Sea coast as the November 2011 Bering Sea...
BSNC is pleased to announce that our Anchorage and Nome offices are open to shareholders, descendants and the general public Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. We thank you for your patience and for helping keep Our People and communities safe. Quyaana.
Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) is pleased to announce the awardees of its 2022 Young Providers Award and Youth Culture Bearer Award. BSNC shareholder Hayley Weyiouanna Topkok of Teller will receive the Young Providers Award in honor of the late Dora Iyapana Ahkinga. BSNC descendant Nyche “Skavaq Sivulliuqti” Tyme Andrew of Anchorage will receive the...
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....
In 2001, BSNC shareholder Luanna Greybear saw that the Anchorage Police Department (APD) was hiring dispatchers on the evening news. A single mother of four young children, Luanna applied and passed every step required for the position. In the beginning, it was difficult for her and her children with daycare and a changing schedule every...
The Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) Board of Directors announced their endorsement of U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski for reelection to the United States Senate. Sen. Murkowski is considered the leading expert in Congress on Arctic policy and polar affairs. Sen. Murkowski works to raise awareness amongst her colleagues on Capitol Hill that the U.S. —...
