BSNC and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) eCampus have a new partnership to encourage BSNC shareholders, descendants and employees to upskill, begin or complete their college degrees – online. BSNC shareholders, descendants and employees will receive a 10% discount on all courses offered through UAF eCampus. UAF eCampus has been a national leader in...
BSNC Director Ryan Announces Resignation
January 6, 2023by Media
Former Chair and longtime BSNC director Lee Ryan announced at the December meeting of the BSNC Board of Directors that he was resigning from the BSNC Board to devote his full-time attention to the further growth and development of Ryan Air, recently acquired by Saltchuk. “My role as President of Ryan Air requires a greater...
BSNC seeks shareholders interested in filling a vacant seat on the BSNC Board of Directors. The board will consider an appointment to this seat at a meeting to be held in February 2023. In accordance with the corporate bylaws, the individual appointed to fill the vacancy will serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in...
BSNC’s media and communications team, with Yuit Communications, was honored to receive the third place Aurora award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the Public Relations Society of America – Alaska Chapter. Our 2022 Get Out the Native Vote campaign aimed to mobilize Alaska Native and American Indian voters. “Our team was honored to receive...
BSNC Donates $250,000 to Nome Community Center
October 28, 2022by Media
BSNC recently donated $250,000 to the Nome Community Center for the HomePlate Nome Apartments. The HomePlate project will include 15 studio apartments built for single occupancy, and an onsite unit for the property manager. The Project is designed to provide a path toward housing permanency for Nome’s most vulnerable, chronically homeless population. The apartments will...
BSNC Announces 2022 Annual Meeting Election Results
October 2, 2022by Media
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...
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.
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. —...
BSNC Announces 2022 Shareholder Dividend
August 12, 2022by Media
The Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) Board of Directors has declared a record-high dividend of $10.25 per share, a 7.9% increase over the 2021 shareholder dividend. This distribution will be paid by Dec. 31 to shareholders (on record as of Nov. 28) through the BSNC Beringia Settlement Trust, and is not taxable. Shareholders who own...
BSNC Announces 2022 Elder Dividend
August 12, 2022by Media
The Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) Board of Directors has voted to declare a 2022 Elder dividend of $1,500. This Elder dividend will be paid to original BSNC shareholders who are 65 years of age or older on the record date of Nov. 7. This distribution will be paid by Dec. 31 through the BSNC...