Bering Straits

Lonnie O'Connor Iditarod Basketball Classic - Nome
2025-03-09 - 2025-03-15 | Nome Recreation Center, 208 E 6th Ave, Nome, AK, 99762
The 49th Lonnie O’Connor Iditarod Basketball Classic will be held in the Nome Rec Center and has 39 adult teams in 6 divisions this year with the premier of the Ladies’ Over 35 division. Good luck to everyone!

2025 3A Western Conference - Nome
2025-03-06 - 2025-03-08 | Nome-Beltz High School, 35 Nome-Teller Hwy, Nome, 99762
Nome-Beltz High School will be hosting the 2025 3A Regional Basketball Tournament in Nome, Alaska March 6-8. Good luck to everyone!

Region One 2025 Bering Sea Conference - Savoonga
2025-02-26 - 2025-03-01 | Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial School, 200 Mountainview Dr., Savoonga, AK, 99769, United States
The BSSD Region 1 Bering Sea Conference is set to begin on Wednesday the 26th in Savoonga. You can find the updated schedule and brackets here and watch the livestream of the tournament here. Goodluck to everyone and GO BSSD!

Celebration of Native Art
2024-11-16 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UAA Lucy Cuddy Hall, 3400 Seawolf Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, Alaska, AK, 99508, United States
Please join us to celebrate Alaska Native art!
BSNC is pleased to once again host our Celebration of Alaska Native Art (CONA) event. We invite shareholder and descendant artists to display and sell their art, crafts, and more.
The event is open to the public but table reservations will be prioritized to shareholders and descendants. If all tables are not filled by November 8th, and Alaska Native non-BSNC shareholder/descendants are interested in participating, please email cona@beringstraits.com to join a waitlist.
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Lucy Cuddy Hall (UAA), 3400 Seawolf Drive, Anchorage
In addition to the opportunity to purchase Alaska Native art, please join us to view and participate in Alaska Native singing and dancing. Get a head start on your holiday gifts!
We invite shareholder & descendant artists to reserve a table by completing an online application available by request to cona@beringstraits.com no later than Friday, November 8th at 5:00 p.m.

2024 Kingikmiut Dance Festival - Wales
2024-08-30
The Kingikmiut Dance Festival, which returned in 2023 after a hiatus due to the pandemic will take place August 30th, 31st, and September 1st. Since its establishment in1999, and prior to the pandemic the festival has been held at least yearly in the community of Wales. The festival is a testament to the enduring traditions passed down from Elders to the younger generations. Through dance and song, the festival ensures that the culture and heritage of Our People thrives, fostering a deep sense of community and continuity.

2024 Young Providers Awards
2024-07-05

Soliciting candidates for the 2024 Board of Directors election - Application Deadline
2024-06-14
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BSNC Summer Intern Program – Application Deadline
2024-04-19

Koyuk Native Corporation Annual Shareholder Meeting
2024-03-30 13:00 - 17:00 | Koyuk School Gym, Koyuk, AK, United States

BSNC Annual Photo Contest – Submission Deadline
2024-03-15

King Island Native Community Annual Meeting
2024-01-27 10:30 - 18:00 | King Island Hall, Nome, AK, United States

Sitnasuak Shareholder Informational Meeting
2024-01-19 11:30 - 13:30 | Pike’s Place Landing, Fairbanks, AK, United States

Celebration of Native Art
2023-12-16 11:00 - 16:00 | ChangePoint, 6689 Changepoint Dr., Anchorage, AK, United States
BSNC is pleased to host its annual Celebration of Native Art (CONA) on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. We have many extraordinary shareholders, descendants and shareholder spouses who are creators of art. CONA is an opportunity to celebrate their work.

2023 Annual AFN Convention
2023-10-19 08:00 - 2023-10-21 17:00
The 2023 Convention will be held on October 19-21, 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska. The annual convention serves as the principal forum and voice for the Alaska Native community in addressing critical issues of public policy and government. The convention convenes thousands of official delegates and participants from membership organizations across the state.
At the Convention, delegates discuss strategic opportunities and challenges, listen to memorable keynote speeches, hear reports from political leaders and presentations from expert panels, and share stories resilience, experiences, strengths, knowledge and hope for the future.
The resolutions passed by the voting delegates set the priorities for the year and guide AFN’s efforts. The Convention is the largest representative annual gathering in the United States of Native peoples.

2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
2023-10-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, 600 W 7th Ave, Anchorage, AK, 99501

Nome Berry Festival
2023-08-19 11:00 - 18:00 | Nome Recreation Center, 208 E 6th Ave, Nome, AK, 99762

Young Providers/Youth Culture Bearer Nomination Deadline
2023-07-07 08:00 - 17:00
BSNC seeks nominations for the Young Providers Awards and Youth Culture Bearer Award. These awards will annually recognize one young person in the region, and one young person who lives out of region, who serve as positive examples and who contribute on a daily basis to the health and well-being of their families, communities and culture.
These awards recognize young people who perpetuate Alaska Native culture and a positive lifestyle not by measure of academic or financial success, but by serving as positive examples and providing for their community in the one or more of the following ways:

He/she cares for family through subsistence activities, Elder care, or mentoring of young people in traditional activities and values or education.
He/she is involved in activities that benefit the community such as suicide prevention programs, youth sports, community well-being and health.

The recipients will be awarded $1,000 each. The deadline for nominations is July 7, 2023. Nominations will be accepted from family members, tribal and corporation board members, schoolteachers or administrators and community members.
Award Criteria:

Nominee must be less than 30 years of age. Nominations for teenagers and those younger are welcomed and encouraged.
Young Provider Nominees must reside in or have family connection to one of the Bering Straits Region villages.
Youth Culture Bearer Nominees must reside outside of the Bering Straits Region.
The awardees will be determined to be the best three nominees based on their fulfillment of the intent of the award.

Board Candidate Solicitation Deadline
2023-06-09 08:00 - 17:00
BSNC is soliciting candidates for the upcoming Board of Directors election to be held at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Voting shareholders who are at least 18 years of age and wish to run for the Board of Directors must file a letter of intent, resume and Proxy Compliance & Conflict of Interest Questionnaire with BSNC. Shareholders may request a Nominating Packet by mail, email or phone from:
Nominating Committee
Bering Straits Native Corporation
P.O. Box 1008
Nome, Alaska 99762
Email: shareholders@beringstraits.com
Phone: (907) 443-5252
IMPORTANT: All letters of intent, resumes and Proxy Compliance & Conflict of Interest Questionnaires must be received by BSNC no later than 5 p.m. (AKDT) on Friday, June 9, 2023.

Shishmaref Native Corporation Annual Meeting
2023-05-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Shishmaref Community Hall, Shishmaref, 99772, United States

Bering Straits Native Corporation Summer 2023 Internship Program
2023-04-15
Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) is currently seeking qualified Summer Interns for our Anchorage and Nome offices. BSNC is committed to helping prepare tomorrow’s leaders for the workforce by providing paid internships to qualified shareholders and descendants.

Photography Contest
2023-03-17
BSNC is pleased to host its annual photography contest for BSNC shareholders, descendants and family members of shareholders. This year, BSNC added “Cultural Regalia” as a contest category. For millennia, our ancestors have clothed themselves in uniquely and aesthetically made clothing, skillfully tailored for survival, utilizing the same resources central to our sustenance – land and sea animals, birds and fish. Our region is culturally diverse, with Central Yup’ik, Inupiaq and Siberian Yupik communities and our cultural regalia/traditional clothing is just as diverse. Each category has three awards, and an overall grand prize will be awarded! Please email:
