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Please join us in the nation’s capital on June 4, 2025 for Walking in Mukluks, a reception celebrating Alaska Native people, our cultures, and our lands.  

June 4, 2025   |    5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
250 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 
Penthouse Suite

Please RSVP by clicking here.

In line with our Walking in Mukluks theme, we welcome you to wear your mukluks, moccasins, piluguks, kamiks, kentsiis, or other traditional boots that are meaningful in your cultures. We hope to commemorate the diversity of Alaska Native and Indigenous cultures as we gather together.

The ANCSA Regional Association is recruiting for its next President.

The President is responsible for managing and directing all operations, programs, activities, and affairs for ARA. The position reports to the Chair of the Board of Directors and is responsible for the Association’s consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives. The President engages in a collaborative approach to garner consensus within the membership on key issues, and advocates those positions to representatives of government, business, media, and the public. The President directs all staff, coordinates designated committees, informs the membership regarding important developments, and suggests actions to the Chair of the Board of Directors to achieve the objectives of ARA.

Interested candidates should submit a current resume and cover letter to info@nokomisstrategies.co or call (907) 259 – 4205 for additional information. 

While the position will remain open until filled, we strongly encourage candidates to submit their materials by March 20, 2025, for priority consideration.

Please click here to view the full job description.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 26, 2024

ANCSA Regional Association Opposes Ballot Measure 2

Anchorage, AK – The ANCSA Regional Association (ARA) Board of Directors has voted to oppose Ballot Measure 2 in the upcoming general election this November. If passed, Ballot Measure 2 would repeal the ranked choice voting (RCV) system passed by Alaska voters in 2020.  

“Ranked choice voting, at its core, has made Alaska less partisan. The vast majority of voters in our state are independent, non-partisans, and this includes Alaska Native people. RCV honors the independent spirit of our state and allows us to elect leaders focused on solutions, not partisan divisions,” said ARA President Kim Reitmeier.

ARA Board Chair Shauna Hegna added, “Ballot Measure 2 is a step backwards. Voters instituted the ranked choice voting system in 2020 and we’ve already seen the benefits of that system in the types of candidates running and winning in Alaska. Our state wins when politicians can stand up for what they believe in without fear of retribution by partisans on the edges of the political spectrum. And Alaska Native people win when they can focus on supporting the candidates who most support their own values and not what the national political parties dictate.” 

ARA supports retaining the ranked choice voting system passed by voters in 2020 because the system has changed our politics for the better and has given space for more Alaska Native voices to take a seat at the table.

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About ANCSA Regional Association (ARA): ARA represents the presidents and chief executive officers of the twelve land-based Alaska Native regional corporations that were created pursuant to the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. ARA’s member corporations are owned by more than 150,000 Alaska Native shareholders. Its purpose is to promote and foster the continued growth and economic strength of Alaska Native corporations on behalf of Alaska Native shareholders, descendants, and communities. Together, ANCSA corporations employ tens of thousands in Alaska and across the world, providing critical support for national industries as well as communities throughout Alaska. Learn more at ancsaregional.com.