Join the ANCSA Regional Association and Alaska Native Village Corporation Association as we recognize the profound changes sparked by ANCSA and the 50 years of economic, cultural, educational, and social benefits that Alaska Native corporations provide to their shareholders, descendants, and all of Alaska.
Throughout the year, we will highlight the people and cultures of the 12 regions represented by Alaska Native regional corporations.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), signed into law Dec. 18, 1971, settled Alaska Native peoples’ aboriginal land claims and distributed 44 million acres of land and nearly $1…Read More
Every Alaska Native person with a living memory of the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) has a story to tell. Some remember gathering their birth certificate…Read More
Inside the Rise of Women Leading Alaska Native Corporations When asked how long she’s worked at Chugach Alaska Corporation (Chugach), Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…Read More
Nancy Barnes has an old, faded newspaper clipping proudly pinned to her refrigerator that bears a quote from her father that was published in 1967 in the Cordova Times: “There…Read More
“One of the many gifts that our Elders have passed on to us is making sure that we take care of others, especially those who cannot take care of themselves,”…Read More
Ahtna customary and traditional use: Our land sustains us Published in the Anchorage Daily News Opinion Section on 8/29/21 by Ken Johns Since the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, the…Read More
Ahtna, Incorporated: Our Land Sustains Us The Ahtna people have been managing the land and natural resources across 26 million acres, an area about the size of the state of Ohio, for…Read More
Culture and business: Reflecting on Calista’s 50 years since ANCSA Posted in the Anchorage Daily News Opinion Section on 8/5/21 by Robert Beans and Andrew Guy As the people of…Read More
For Crystal Dushkin, one of the most significant and memorable cultural moments of the last several years was the 2013 launch of an iqyax, a traditional Unangax̂ kayak, at the…Read More
Alvin Osterback remembers the day vividly. He was out on Shemya Island overhauling an engine when a Reeve Aleutian Airways flight landed, and a flight attendant with an envelope sought…Read More
The 50th anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) is fast approaching! On Dec. 18, 1971, ANCSA become the largest land claims settlement in U.S. history and the…Read More
An innovative business competition led by a Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) subsidiary has injected $100,000 in grants to Bristol Bay businesses who are supporting and growing the region’s economy….Read More
Music was always part of Ricky Lind’s home growing up in Dillingham. His parents, aunts and uncles held monthly Bible studies and hymnal songfests, called “singspirations,” between their homes. His dad…Read More
As Alaska Native people, we have always valued education. For generations, intricate knowledge has been passed from elders to children. Education was the best way to stay alive, to live…Read More
Connection to ancestral lands and language, leading to personal and community pride in who we are and where we are from are at the heart of how Koniag sees the…Read More
The year was 1971. Dirty Harry and Shaft were in movie theaters, the Baltimore–not Indianapolis–Colts won the Super Bowl, and the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA title. Half a world…Read More
ANCSA changed my life – and Alaska’s future Posted in the Anchorage Daily News Opinions Section on 2/20/21 by Anthony “Tony” Drabek My ancestral homeland and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement…Read More