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...
Historical Spotlight: BSNC Summer Internship Program
December 26, 2021by Media
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
June 28, 2021by Media
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...
Historical Spotlight: Unalakleet Community Gardens
November 20, 2020by Media
Unalakleet once proclaimed itself the garden capital of the state when gardens grown there in the 1920s and 1930s produced enough food to sell region-wide. Many credit Reverend Ernest B....
An Inukshuk is a figure made of piled rocks or boulders constructed to communicate with others. Inukshuks have been part of the Arctic’s history for thousands of years. The oldest...
BSNC shareholder Ada Blackjack Johnson, nee Deletuk, was born in 1898 in Solomon, Alaska. She moved to Nome, Alaska where at the age of 16 she married Jack Blackjack and...
In the past decade, Inuit women revitalized the ancient art of traditional tattooing. The practice dates back at least 10,000 years and involves skin stitching or hand-poke/stickand-poke. Ethnographically, tattooing was...
Historical Spotlight: The Alaska Native Heritage Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary and Honors BSNC Shareholder and Visionary Paul Tiulana
June 3, 2019by Media
This past spring, the Alaska Native Heritage Center celebrated its 20th Anniversary and honored BSNC shareholder Paul Tiulana, who was the original visionary for the Center. Opening its doors in...