Village Life Story: Memories of Natchirvik (White Mountain) and lgaluinmiut Fish River Tribe by Putu Winona (Tula Ashenfelter) Huffman BSNC is honored to share this heartfelt Village Life Story from...
BSNC was formed in 1972 as the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) regional Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) for the Bering Strait region. BSNC began with 6,333 original shareholders. Today,...
After the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), Section 14(h)(1) allowed regional corporations to receive a portion of their acreage entitlements in the form of historical places...
BSNC is pleased to announce that 90 acres at Aġnatquksraq (Old Woman Mountain) will soon be conveyed to the corporation in partial fulfillment of the acreage available pursuant to Section...
In 1917, the Catholic Diocese of Nome acquired the Pilgrim Hot Springs homestead located approximately 60 miles Northeast of Nome. Our Lady of Lourdes Orphanage was built on the site,...
On Oct. 18, 2023, BSNC shareholder Dorothy B. (Kakaruk) Isabell was posthumously inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame. Isabell was pivotal in the early days of the Norton...
The Community of Stebbins (Tapraq) hosted a successful Curukaq, or Challenge Festival, in April, with visitors joining from other villages to help celebrate. The event was organized by the Taprarmiut...
BSNC shareholder and Elder John Tetpon is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. John has graciously agreed to share with us a series of stories he compiled from decades of travels across...
BSNC shareholder and Elder John Tetpon is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. John has graciously agreed to share with us a series of stories he compiled from decades of travels across...
Elva “Willie” Kanuak (Ahmasuk) Amidon was instrumental in the formation of the organization Alaskans on the Potomac, which was active in the early days of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement...
