Pilgrim Hot Springs Oral History Project
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,...
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...
At BSNC, we have focused on growing shareholder programs and support. The last ten years represent a remarkable period of growth and performance for the Company. Fiscal year 2021 marks...
As fall comes to the tundra and waters of the Bering Strait region, many people are working to put away the fish and game that will help sustain them through...
The Dispersal of the 1918 Influenza Virus on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska: An Ethnohistoric Reconstruction Matt L. Ganley Bering Straits Foundation, Nome. and Anthropology Program. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska,...
The Reindeer Fair was started in 1915 as a way to increase interest in the reindeer industry and provide an opportunity for widely dispersed Eskimo herdsmen to exchange ideas. The...