Governor Mike Dunleavy and the First Lady of Alaska awarded BSNC shareholder Daisy Lockwood of Stebbins with the annual Shirley Demientieff award at the AFN Convention. During the recent storm in Western Alaska, Lockwood quickly prepared her community to apply for assistance. Stebbins was the first community to provide a complete, detailed damage assessment before anyone...
BSNC Shareholder Brian Wassmann Receives AFN’s Glenn Godfrey Law Enforcement Award
October 24, 2022by Media
BSNC congratulates shareholder Brian Wassmann, originally from Nome, on receiving the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Glenn Godfrey Law Enforcement Award. This award recognizes an Alaska Native law enforcement officer, federal, state, or local, who has shown outstanding dedication to the safety of the public in any location(s) within Alaska, often requiring heroic courage in...
BSNC Shareholder Roy Ashenfelter Receives AFN’s Katie John Hunter-Fisher Award
October 24, 2022by Media
BSNC congratulates shareholder Roy Ashenfelter of White Mountain on receiving the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Katie John Hunter-Fisher Award. This award is given to an Alaska Native who exemplifies and preserves the spirit of successful subsistence hunting, trapping and sharing and our way of life. Nominees acknowledge and ensure that the next generation of...
BSNC congratulates shareholder Elizabeth Aarons on receiving the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Health Award. This award is given to an Alaska Native in the health field who has improved the health outcomes of Native peoples through their competence and commitment. Aarons was nominated by BSNC and recognized at the 2022 AFN Convention. Aarons is...
BSNC Announces 2022 Annual Meeting Election Results
October 2, 2022by Media
BSNC held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Saturday, Oct. 1 in Nome, Alaska at the Nome Recreation Center, 208 E. 6th Ave. Shareholders voted on the election of five board directors who will serve three-year terms. Incumbents Gail R. Schubert, Louie Green Jr., Cindy Towarak Massie and Charles W. Fagerstrom were reelected and...
September Storm: Federal and State Individual Assistance
September 29, 2022by Media
Residents of the Regional Educational Attendance Areas of Bering Strait, Kashunamiut, Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon who suffered property damage or loss from September’s severe storm, flooding and landslides are now eligible to apply for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), State of Alaska and the Small Business Administration. Available aid includes...
BSNC Announces 2022 Awardee of Tim Towarak Memorial Scholarship
September 29, 2022by Media
BSNC is pleased to announce Kastyn Lie of Nome as the 2022 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...
BSNC’s Board Endorses Mary Peltola’s Reelection to Congress
September 16, 2022by Media
The Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) Board of Directors announced their endorsement of Representative-elect Mary Peltola for reelection to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives. Peltola is the first Yup’ik, first Alaska Native and first woman to represent Alaska in Congress. “With 10 years of experience in the Alaska State Legislature, including eight...
Bering Strait Region Residents Advised to Prepare for Storm
September 15, 2022by Media
Bering Strait region residents are advised to prepare for the incoming storm. The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned about a powerful coastal storm impacting Western Alaska. This storm could be the most powerful in over a decade and have similar coastal flood impacts along the Bering Sea coast as the November 2011 Bering Sea...
BSNC is pleased to announce that our Anchorage and Nome offices are open to shareholders, descendants and the general public Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. We thank you for your patience and for helping keep Our People and communities safe. Quyaana.