The warm, comfortable and inviting BSNC-owned Aurora Inn & Suites hotel in Nome announces the recent completion of a transformative renovation, in time for the reopening of the Alaska summer tourism season. The fully modernized hotel now offers its guests a fresh experience in a contemporary timeless palette of soft creams, earth tones and pewters....
Summer 2021 Dear Shareholders, Although our region experienced late snowfalls and below zero temperatures this spring, summer is finally here after what seemed like a very long winter. Residents in our region’s communities are already busy with spring subsistence harvest activities. It’s great to see our people posting on social media photos of themselves picking...
BSNC’s Career Pathways Series helps showcase jobs held by successful shareholders and descendants. This series aims to raise awareness of these career options and the essential skills needed to succeed in these positions. Susan Ringstad Emery is a renowned contemporary Native artist whose works vary in style from cave-art-inspired mixed media on panel to three-dimensional...
BSNC is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021 Annual Photography Contest! With so many amazing photos submitted, BSNC thanks all the entrants. These photos showcase the beauty and resilience of Our People, our culture and the region. Shareholders were invited to “like” their favorite photo from the People’s Choice album on Facebook. The...
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 first fair was hosted by the Kakaruk Herd and Mary’s Igloo and was held near Pilgrim River and on the Seward Peninsula. The Kakaruk Herdsmen...
BSNC is excited to announce the hiring of nine new interns for the 2021 BSNC Summer Internship Program. This program provides a wide variety of trainings and workshops that help to build skills in leadership, public speaking, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, cultural awareness, business structure and so much more. With the continuation of...
BSNC is pleased to announce a series of promotions its shareholder-employees have recently earned. BSNC congratulates Danielle Anagick-Jolly, Malorie Johnson, Sara Leckband, Annabelle Ryan and Elizabeth Sherman-Luce on their promotions in their respective departments. Danielle Anagick-Jolly “MY GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND DEVELOP IN THE ACCOUNTING FIELD. WORKING IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS...
BSNC shareholder and Nome resident Bernadette “Yaayuk” Alvanna-Stimpfle was recently elected as Chair of the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council. The council advises Alaska’s governor and legislature on programs, policies and advocates for the survival and revitalization of Alaska Native languages. She has been a member of the board since its inception in 2012. Her...
BSNC and Unalakleet Native Corporation shareholder Cheryl McKay was elected President of the Anchorage Bar Association for 2022 and will serve as President-Elect in 2021. McKay has served on the Anchorage Bar Association Board of Directors since 2003 and specializes in corporate governance, business and Alaska Native and Federal Indian Law. She has managed two...
As a company owned by Alaska Native shareholders and dedicated to improving the lives and preserving the culture and heritage of our people, BSNC is deeply concerned about the disproportionate toll COVID-19 is taking on our Native communities, and particularly our cherished Elders. A little more than a century ago, the influenza pandemic of 1918...
