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...
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...
The Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) Board of Directors announced their opposition to IPOP LLC’s proposed mining project in Safety Sound. IPOP LLC continues to list large-scale equipment in their mining/exploration plan. BSNC opposes having any permit issued to IPOP because it would destroy critical subsistence habitat. IPOP’s permit application proposes constructing an access channel, dredging material into...
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/.
BSNC congratulates Harry Ivanoff of Unalakleet, Nicholas Toolie of Savoonga and Darrin Topkok of Teller for completing nine weeks of training and graduating from the Village Safety Police Officer (VPSO) program. These VPSOs have recently returned to their hometowns where they will be serving. As VPSOs they will provide police, firefighting, emergency medical treatment, water...
BSNC shareholder Jared A. Edenshaw graduated from the Alaska State Trooper Academy in Sitka, Alaska on June 12, 2020. Edenshaw graduated from Mt Edgecumbe High School in May 2015 where he participated in the Law Enforcement Cadet Corp. After graduation, he took a job as a Public Safety Technician for five seasons in Dillingham, Alaska...
BSNC hired nine interns for its 2020 Summer Internship Program. The internship program provides interns valuable experience in the workplace and trainings/workshops on BSNC’s corporate business structure and history, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, speed mentoring with Alaska Native leaders and education on Alaska Native policy issues in addition to many others. While many...
The BSNC Board of Directors have transferred BSNC’s future donations of funding and administration of scholarship program benefits from the Bering Straits Foundation to the BSNC Beringia Settlement Trust. This action was taken by the BSNC Board in light of favorable federal tax changes involving settlement trusts and plans to grow the corpus of the scholarship program....
(Anchorage, Alaska) – The Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) Board of Directors announced their endorsement of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan for reelection to the United States Senate. Sen. Sullivan was elected in 2014 and sworn in as Alaska’s eighth United States Senator on Jan. 6, 2015. He is known as one of the Senate’s most...
