Bering Straits

Sitnasuak Shareholder Informational Meeting
2024-01-19 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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 | WA
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 | WA
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 | WA
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 | WA
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 | WA
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:
