BSNC thanks Homer E. Hoogendorn for his more than 30 years of service to BSNC as a Board Member and for his service from 2003-2017 as a valued employee with Bering Straits Development Corporation. Hoogendorn’s wisdom and leadership on the board helped forge the way for BSNC’s current success. Hoogendorn earned his Airframe and Powerplant certificate...
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. (E.B.) Larsson who introduced many Unalakleet residents to agriculture in 1923. This gardening tradition was practiced up until the 1970s when larger gardens were being...
Dear Shareholders, I hope that each of you had a good summer and fall, spending time outdoors with family and engaging in subsistence activities in preparation for the coming winter season. During challenging times like these, it is important that we continue our cultural traditions and look out for each other. The year 2020 has taught us...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized its rules to allow nearly 2,000 Alaska Native veterans to apply for federal land allotments of up to 160 acres in the state under the 2019 Dingell Act. The program is open to all eligible Alaska Natives who served between Aug. 5, 1964, and Dec. 31, 1971, and it...
BSNC will publish a career pathways series to help 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. Dr. Christina Darby is a BSNC shareholder and sleep neurologist. “At the age of five I threw my arm around...
BSNC is pleased to announce Jolene Nanouk as the 2020 awardee of the Beringia Settlement Trust (BST) Tim Towarak Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is a $10,000 merit-based competitive scholarship awarded annually to one high-performing student enrolled in an accredited college or university. The scholarship honors the late Tim Towarak, who worked tirelessly to advocate for...
BSNC congratulates shareholder Dr. Christina Darby, shareholder Anne Sears and Carol Seppilu who each received Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) President’s Awards. These AFN awardees were nominated by BSNC and recognized virtually at the 2020 AFN Convention. Shareholder Dr. Christina Darby received the President’s Health Award for her work as a Sleep Physician at the Alaska...
The BSNC Board of Directors has endorsed Dan Sullivan for re-election to the U.S. Senate, and Don Young for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Both Senator Sullivan and Congressman Young have consistently advocated for and supported issues of importance to Alaska Native People. They both seek out new ideas and different perspectives, they...
Get Out The Native Vote (GOTNV) encourages Alaska Native people to get out and vote. Voters help determine who is represented in local government, which in turn determines which bills, ordinances and legislation is placed. Voting for who you believe will serve your community and your state best will help ensure a better life for...
Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) and Kawerak, Inc. are pleased to jointly announce their nomination of Loretta Ublugiaq Bullard as Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) co-chair. Bullard is known for her long history of leadership in Alaska. She is a Nome Eskimo Community tribal member and a BSNC, Doyon, Sealaska and Sitnasuak shareholder. “Loretta’s longstanding...
