Alaska Native corporation

The Alaska Native Regional Corporations (Alaska Native Corporations or ANCSA Corporations) were established in 1971 when the United States Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) which settled land and financial claims made by the Alaska Natives and provided for the establishment of 13 regional corporations to administer those claims.^[1][2]

Associations, regional and village corporations

Under ANCSA the state was originally divided into twelve regions, each represented by a "Native association" responsible for the enrollment of past and present residents of the region. Individual Alaska Natives enrolled in these associations, and their village level equivalents, were made shareholder in the Regional and Village Corporations created by the Act. The twelve for-profit regional corporations, and a thirteenth region representing those Alaska Natives who were no longer residents of Alaska in 1971, were awarded the monetary and property compensation created by ANCSA. Village corporations and their shareholders received compensation through the regional corporations. The fact that many ostensibly Alaska Native villages throughout the state were not empowered by the ANCSA to form village corporations later led to a number of lawsuits.

The regional and village corporations are now owned by Alaska Native people through privately owned shares of corporation stock. Alaska Natives alive at ANCSA's enactment on December 17, 1971, who enrolled in a Native association (at the regional and/or village level) received 100 shares of stock in the respective corporation. In 2006, the 109th Congress passed S.449 which amended ANCSA, and allowed for shares to be more easily issued to those who had missed the enrollment, or were born after the enrollment period^[3] by reducing the requirement for voting from a majority of shareholders to a majority of attending shareholders at corporation meetings.^[4]

During the 1970s, ANCSA regional and village corporations selected land in and around native villages in the state in proportion to their enrolled populations. Village corporations own the surface rights to the lands they selected, but regional corporations own the subsurface rights of both their own selections and of those of the village corporations.

Text of the Act

The Act lays out the specifics of the corporations' status. Here is an excerpt of the relevant portion:^[5]

43 U.S.C. § 1606

(a) Division of Alaska into twelve geographic regions; common heritage and common interest of region; area of region commensurate with operations of Native association; boundary disputes, arbitration. For purposes of this chapter, the State of Alaska shall be divided by the Secretary within one year after December 18, 1971, into twelve geographic regions, with each region composed as far as practicable of Natives having a common heritage and sharing common interests. In the absence of good cause shown to the contrary, such regions shall approximate the areas covered by the operations of the following existing Native associations:

(1) Arctic Slope Native Association (Barrow, Point Hope, Point Lay, Wainwright, Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Kaktovik, Anaktuvuk Pass);

(2) Bering Straits Association (Seward Peninsula, Unalakleet, Saint Lawrence Island);

(3) Northwest Alaska Native Association (Kotzebue);

(4) Association of Village Council Presidents (southwest coast, all villages in the Bethel area, including all villages on the Lower Yukon River and the Lower Kuskokwim River);

(5) Tanana Chiefs' Conference (Koyukuk, Middle and Upper Yukon Rivers, Upper Kuskokwim, Tanana River);

(6) Cook Inlet Association (Kenai, Tyonek, Eklutna, Iliamna);

(7) Bristol Bay Native Association (Dillingham, Upper Alaska Peninsula);

(8) Aleut League (Aleutian Islands, Pribilof Islands and that part of the Alaska Peninsula which is in the Aleut League);

(9) Chugach Native Association (Cordova, Tatitlek, Port Graham, English Bay, Valdez, and Seward);

(10) Tlingit-Haida Central Council (southeastern Alaska, including Metlakatla);

(11) Kodiak Area Native Association (all villages on and around Kodiak Island); and

(12) Copper River Native Association (Copper Center, Glennallen, Chitina, Mentasta).

[...]

(c) Establishment of thirteenth region for nonresident Natives; majority vote; Regional Corporation for thirteenth region. [...]

(d) Incorporation; business for profit; eligibility for benefits; provisions in articles for carrying out chapter. Five incorporators within each region, named by the Native association in the region, shall incorporate under the laws of Alaska a Regional Corporation to conduct business for profit, which shall be eligible for the benefits of this chapter so long as it is organized and functions in accordance with this chapter. The articles of incorporation shall include provisions necessary to carry out the terms of this chapter.

Regional corporations established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

The thirteen regional corporations created under ANCSA are:

#	Abbreviation	ANCSA Native association	Alaska Native regional corporation	ANCSA villages
1	ASRC	Arctic Slope Native Association	Arctic Slope Regional Corporation	Barrow, Point Hope, Point Lay, Wainwright, Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Kaktovik, Anaktuvuk Pass
2	BSNC	Bering Straits Association	Bering Straits Native Corporation	Seward Peninsula, Unalakleet
3	NANA	Northwest Alaska Native Association	NANA Regional Corporation	Kotzebue
4	AVCP	Association of Village Council Presidents	Calista Corporation	Southwest coast, all villages in the Bethel area, including all villages on the Lower Yukon River and the Lower Kuskokwim River
5	DOYON	Tanana Chiefs' Conference	Doyon, Limited	Koyukuk, Middle and Upper Yukon Rivers, Upper Kuskokwim, Tanana River
6	CIRI	Cook Inlet Association	Cook Inlet Region, Inc.	Kenai, Tyonek, Eklutna, Iliamna
7	BBNC	Bristol Bay Native Association	Bristol Bay Native Corporation	Dillingham, upper Alaska Peninsula
8	TAC	Aleut League	The Aleut Corporation	Aleutian Islands, Pribilof Islands and that part of the Alaska Peninsula which is in the Aleut League
9	CAC	Chugach Native Association	Chugach Alaska Corporation	Cordova, Tatitlek, Port Graham, English Bay, Valdez, and Seward
10	SEAC	Tinglit-Haida Central Council	Sealaska Corporation	Southeastern Alaska, including Metlakatla
11	KANA	Kodiak Area Native Association	Koniag, Incorporated	All villages on and around Kodiak Island
12	AHTNA	Copper River Native Association	Ahtna, Incorporated	Copper Center, Glennallen, Chitina, Mentasta
13		Regional Corporation for thirteenth region	The 13th Regional Corporation	Non-resident Alaska Native

Alaska Native village corporations

There are over 200 village corporations, corresponding to the list of villages published in the text of ANCSA. Most corporations serve a single village, though some smaller villages have consolidated their corporations over the years.

Village corporation	Community	Regional corporation	Website
Afognak Native Corporation	Afognak	Koniag, Incorporated	http://www.afognak.com
Afognak Native Corporation	Port Lions	Koniag, Incorporated
Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.	Akhiok	Koniag, Incorporated	http://aki-kodiak.com
Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.	Kaguyak	Koniag, Incorporated
Akiachak Limited	Akiachak	Calista Corporation
Akuliuk Inc.	Selawik	NANA Regional Corporation
Akutan Corporation	Akutan	Aleut Corporation
Alakanuk Corporation	Alakanuk	Calista Corporation
Alaska Peninsula Corporation[6]	Kokhanok	Bristol Bay Native Corporation	http://www.alaskapeninsulacorp.com
Alaska Peninsula Corporation[6]	Newhalen	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Alaska Peninsula Corporation[6]	Port Heiden	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Alaska Peninsula Corporation[6]	South Naknek	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Alaska Peninsula Corporation[6]	Ugashik	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Aleknagik Natives Limited	Aleknagik	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Alexander Creek Inc.	Alexander Creek	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Anton Larsen Inc.	Anton Larsen Bay	Koniag, Incorporated
Arvig Inc.	Platinum	Calista Corporation
Askinuk Corporation	Scammon Bay	Calista Corporation
Atkasook Corporation	Atqasuk	Arctic Slope Regional Corp.
Atmauthluak Limited	Atmautluak	Calista Corporation
Atxam Corporation	Atka	Aleut Corporation
Ayakulik Inc.	Ayakulik	Koniag, Incorporated
Azachorok Inc.	Mountain Village	Calista Corporation
Baan-o-yeel kon Corporation	Rampart	Doyon, Limited
Bay View Inc.	Ivanof Bay	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Bean Ridge Corporation	Manley Hot Springs	Doyon, Limited
Beaver Kwit'Chin Corporation	Beaver	Doyon, Limited
Becharof Corporation	Egegik	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Belkofski Corporation	Belkofski	Aleut Corporation
Bells Flats Native Group Inc.	Bells Flats	Koniag, Incorporated
Bethel Native Corporation	Bethel	Calista Corporation	http://www.bnc-alaska.com
Brevig Mission Native Corporation	Brevig Mission	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Buckland Nunachiak Corporation	Buckland	NANA Regional Corporation
Cape Fox Corporation	Saxman	Sealaska Corporation	http://capefoxcorp.com
Caswell Native Assoc. Inc.	Caswell	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Chalkyitsik Native Corporation	Chalkyitsik	Doyon, Limited
Chaluka Corporation	Nikolski	Aleut Corporation
Chefarnrmute Inc.	Chefornak (Chefornakes Slough)	Calista Corporation
Chenega Corporation	Chenega	Chugach Alaska Corporation	http://www.chenega.com/
Chevak Co	Chevak	Calista Corporation
Chigik River Limited	Chignik Lake	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Chignik Lagoon Native Corporation	Chignik	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Chilkaloon Moose Creek Native Assoc.	Chickaloon	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Chitina Native Corporation	Chitina	Ahtna, Incorporated
Choggiung Limited	Dillingham	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Chugach Natives Inc.	Icy Bay	Chugach Alaska Corporation
Chuloonawick Corporation	Chuloonawik	Calista Corporation
Council Native Corporation	Council	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Cully Corporation	Point Lay	Arctic Slope Regional Corp.	http://www.cullycorp.com/
Danzhit Hanlaii Corporation	Circle	Doyon, Limited
Deacons Landing Inc.	Deacons Landing	Doyon, Limited
Deering Ipnatchiak Corporation	Deering	NANA Regional Corporation
Deloycheet Inc.	Holy Cross	Doyon, Limited	http://www.deloycheet.com/
Dineega Corporation	Ruby	Doyon, Limited
Dinyea Corporation	Stevens Village	Doyon, Limited
Doratoi Inc.	Flat	Doyon, Limited
Dot Lake Native Corporation	Dot Lake	Doyon, Limited
Eklutna Inc.	Eklutna	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated	http://www.eklutnainc.com
Ekuk Native Limited	Ekuk	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Ekwok Natives Limited	Ekwok	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Elim Native Corporation	Elim (Elim Reserve)	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Elim Native Corporation	St. Lawrence	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Emmonak Corporation	Emmonak	Calista Corporation
English Bay Corporation	Nanwalek (English Bay)	Chugach Alaska Corporation
Evansville Inc.	Evansville	Doyon, Limited
The Eyak Corporation	Cordova	Chugach Alaska Corporation	http://www.eyakcorporation.com
Far West Inc.	Chignik Bay	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Forty-Mile Inc.	Chicken	Doyon, Limited
Gakona Corporation	Gakona	Ahtna, Incorporated
Gana-a'yoo Limited	Galena	Doyon, Limited	http://www.ganaayoo.com/
Gana-a'yoo Limited	Kaltag	Doyon, Limited	http://www.ganaayoo.com/
Gana-a'yoo Limited	Koyukuk	Doyon, Limited	http://www.ganaayoo.com/
Gana-a'yoo Limited	Nulato	Doyon, Limited	http://www.ganaayoo.com/
Ganawas Corporation	Knight Island	Sealaska Corporation
Gold Creek-Susitna Native Association	Gold Creek	Calista Corporation
Gold Creek-Susitna Native Association	Susitna	Calista Corporation
Goldbelt Inc.	Juneau (4 cities)	Sealaska Corporation	http://www.goldbelt.com/
Golovin Native Corporation	Golovin	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Grouse Creek Corporation	Grouse Creek	Doyon, Limited
Gwitchyaazhee Corporation	Fort Yukon	Doyon, Limited
Haida Corporation	Hydaburg	Sealaska Corporation	http://www.haidacorp.com
Haycock Native Group Corporation	Haycock	Calista Corporation
Hee-yea Lingde Corporation	Grayling	Doyon, Limited
Huna Totem Corporation	Hoonah	Sealaska Corporation	www.hunatotem.com
Hungwitchin Corporation	Eagle	Doyon, Limited
Igiugig Native Corporation	Igiugig	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Iliamna Native Corporation	Iliamna	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Ingalik Inc.	Anvik	Doyon, Limited
Iqfijouq Co	Eek	Calista Corporation
Isanotski Corporation	False Pass	Aleut Corporation	http://www.isanotski.alaska.com
Isingnakmeut	Shungnak	NANA Regional Corporation
Ivaisaapaagmit Corporation	Ambler	NANA Regional Corporation
Kake Tribal Corporation	Kake	Sealaska Corporation
Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation	Kaktovik	Arctic Slope Regional Corp.
Karluk Native Corporation	Karluk	Koniag, Incorporated
Kasigluk Inc.	Kasigluk	Calista Corporation
Katyaak Corporation	Kiana	NANA Regional Corporation
Kavilco Inc.	Kassan	Sealaska Corporation
Kenai Native Assoc. Inc.	Kenai	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Kian Tr'ee Corporation	Canyon Village	Doyon, Limited
Kikiktagruk Inupiat Corporation	Kotzebue	NANA Regional Corporation
King Cove Corporation	King Cove	Aleut Corporation
King Island Native Corporation	King Island	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Kiutsarak Inc.	Goodnews Bay	Calista Corporation
Kivalina Sinnigaakmiut	Kivalina	NANA Regional Corporation
Klawaock Heenya Corporation	Klawock	Sealaska Corporation
Klukwan, Inc.	Klukwan	Sealaska Corporation	http://www.klukwan.com
Kluti-Kaah Corporation	Copper Center	Ahtna, Incorporated
Knikatnu Inc.	Knik	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Kokarmiut Corporation	Akiak	Calista Corporation
Kokrines Ic.	Kokrines	Doyon, Limited
Koliganek Natives Limited	Koliganek	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Kongnikilnomuit Yuita Corporation	Bill Moores Slough	Calista Corporation
Kootznoowoo Inc.	Angoon	Sealaska Corporation	http://www.kootznoowoo.com
Koovukmeut Inc.	Kobuk	NANA Regional Corporation
Kotlik Yupik Corporation	Kotlik	Calista Corporation
K'oyitl'ots'ina Limited	Hughes	Doyon, Limited
K'oyitl'ots'ina Limited	Huslia	Doyon, Limited
K'oyitl'ots'ina Limited	Alatna	Doyon, Limited
K'oyitl'ots'ina Limited	Allakaket	Doyon, Limited
Koyuk Native Corporation	Koyuk	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Kugkaktilk Limited	Kipnuk	Calista Corporation
Kuskokwim Corporation	Aniak	Calista Corporation	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuskokwim Corporation	Chuathbaluk	Calista Corporation	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuskokwim Corporation	Crooked Creek	Calista Corporation	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuskokwim Corporation	Georgetown	Doyon, Limited	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuskokwim Corporation	Lower Kalskag	Calista Corporation	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuskokwim Corporation	Upper Kalskag	Calista Corporation	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuskokwim Corporation	Napaimute	Calista Corporation	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuskokwim Corporation	Red Devil	Calista Corporation	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuskokwim Corporation	Sleetmute	Calista Corporation	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuskokwim Corporation	Stony River	Calista Corporation	http://www.kuskokwim.com
Kuukpik Corporation, Inc.	Nuiqsut	Arctic Slope Regional Corp.	http://www.kuukpik.com
Kwethluk Inc.	Kwethluk	Calista Corporation
Kwik Inc.	Kwigillingok	Calista Corporation
Leisnoi, Inc.	Woody Island	Koniag, Incorporated
Levelock Natives Limited	Levelock	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Lime Village Co	Lime Village	Calista Corporation
Litnik Inc.	Litnik	Koniag, Incorporated
Little Lake Louise Inc.	Little Lake Louise	Ahtna, Incorporated
Lower Tonsina Inc.	Lower Tonsina	Ahtna, Incorporated
Manokotak Natives Limited	Manokotak	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Mary's Igloo Native Corporation	Mary's Igloo	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Maserculig Inc.	Marshall	Calista Corporation
Medfra Native Council Inc.	Medfra	Doyon, Limited
Mendas Cha-ag Native Corporation	Healy Lake	Doyon, Limited
Mentasta Inc.	Mentasta Lake	Ahtna, Incorporated
Minchumina Natives Inc.	Minchumina	Doyon, Limited
Montana Creek Native Assoc.	Montana Creek	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
MTNT Limited	McGrath	Doyon, Limited
MTNT Limited	Nikolai	Doyon, Limited
MTNT Limited	Takotna	Doyon, Limited
MTNT Limited	Telida	Doyon, Limited
Nagamut Limited	Nagamut	Calista Corporation
Napakiak Corporation	Napakiak	Calista Corporation
Napaskiak Inc.	Napaskiak	Calista Corporation
Native of Kodiak Inc.	Kodiak	Koniag, Incorporated
Nebesna Native Group Inc.	Nebesna	Ahtna, Incorporated
Neechootaalichaagat Corporation	Birch Creek	Doyon, Limited
Neechootaalichaagat Corporation	Kantishna	Doyon, Limited
Nelson Lagoon Corporation	Nelson Lagoon	Aleut Corporation
Nerklikmute Native Corporation	Andereafsky	Calista Corporation
Newtok Inc.	Newtok	Calista Corporation
NGTA Inc.	Nightmute	Calista Corporation
Nima Corporation	Mekoryuk	Calista Corporation
Nima Corporation	Nunivak	Calista Corporation
Ninilchik Natives Assoc., Inc.	Ninilchik	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Noatak Napaaktukmeur Corporation	Noatak	NANA Regional Corporation
Nondalton Native Corporation	Nondalton	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Northway Natives Inc.	Northway	Doyon, Limited
Nu-Nachk Pit Inc.	Larsen Bay	Koniag, Incorporated
Nunakauiak Yupik Corporation	Toksook Bay	Calista Corporation
Nunamiut Corporation	Anaktuvuk Pass	Arctic Slope Regional Corp.
Nunapiglluraq Corporation	Hamilton	Calista Corporation
Nunapitchuk Limited	Nunapitchuk	Calista Corporation
Oceanside Corporation	Perryville	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Ohgsenskale Corporation	Portage Creek	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Ohog Inc.	Ohogamiut	Calista Corporation
Old Harbor Native Corporation	Old Harbor	Koniag, Incorporated
Olgoonik Corporation, Inc.	Wainwright	Arctic Slope Regional Corp.	http://www.olgoonik.com/
Olsonville Inc.	Olsonville	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Oscarville Native Corporation	Oscarville	Calista Corporation
Ounalashka Corporation	Unalaska	Aleut Corporation	http://www.ounalashka.com/
Ouzinkie Native Corporation	Ouzinkie	Koniag, Incorporated	http://ouzinkienativecorporation.com/
Paimiut Corporation	Paimiut	Calista Corporation
Paug-Vik Inc. Limited	Naknek	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Pedro Bay Corporation	Pedro Bay	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Pilot Point Native Corporation	Pilot Point	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Pilot Station Native Corporation	Pilot Station	Calista Corporation
Pitkas Point Native Corporation	Pitkas Point	Calista Corporation
Point Possession Inc.	Point Possession	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Port Graham Corporation	Port Graham	Chugach Alaska Corporation
Putoo Corporation	Noorvik	NANA Regional Corporation
Qanirtuuq Inc.	Quinhagak	Calista Corporation
Qemirtalek Coast Corporation	Kongiganek	Calista Corporation
Saguyak Inc.	Clarks Point	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
St. George Tanadax Corporation	St. George	Aleut Corporation
St. Marys Native Corporation	St. Marys	Calista Corporation
St. Michael native Corporation	St. Michaels	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Salamatoff Native Assoc. Inc.	Salamatoff	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated	http://www.salamatof.com/
Sanak Corporation	Pauloff Harbor	Aleut Corporation
Savonski Corporation	Savonski	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Sea Lion Corporation	Hooper Bay	Calista Corporation
Seldovia Native Assoc. Inc.	Seldovia	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Seth-do-ya-ah Corporation	Minto	Doyon, Limited
Shaan-Seet Inc.	Craig	Sealaska Corporation
Shaktoolik Native Corporation	Shaktoolik	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Shee Atiká, Inc.	Sitka	Sealaska Corporation	http://www.sheeatika.com/
Shishmaref Natrive Corporation	Shishmaref	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Shumagin Corporation	Sand Point	Aleut Corporation
Shuyak Inc.	Port William	Koniag, Incorporated
Sitnasuak Native Corporation	Nome	Bering Straits Native Corp.	http://www.snc.org/
Slana Native Corporation	Slana	Ahtna, Incorporated
Solomon Native Corporation	Solomon	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Sta-Keh Corporation	Gulkana	Chugach Alaska Corporation
Stebbins Native Corporation	Stebbins	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Stuyahok Limited	New Stuyahok	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Swan Lake Corporation	Sheldon Point	Calista Corporation
Talzina Inc.	Tazlina	Ahtna, Incorporated
Tanacross Inc.	Tanacross	Doyon, Limited
Tanadgusik Corporation	St. Paul	Aleut Corporation
Tanalian Inc.	Port Alsworth	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Tatitlek Corporation	Tatitlek	Chugach Alaska Corporation
Teller Native Corporation	Teller	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Tetlin Indian Reservation	Tetlin	Doyon, Limited
Tikigaq Corporation	Point Hope	Arctic Slope Regional Corp.
Tihteet'aii Inc.	Birch Creek	Doyon, Limited
Toghotthele Corporation	Nenana	Doyon, Limited
Togiak Natives Limited	Togiak	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Tozitna Limited	Tananna	Doyon, Limited
Tulkisarmute Inc.	Tuluksak	Calista Corporation
Tuntutuliak Land Limited	Tuntutuliak	Calista Corporation
Tununrmiut Rinit Corporation	Tununak	Calista Corporation
Twin Hills Native Corporation	Twin Hills	Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Twin Lake Native Group Inc.	Twin Lake	Ahtna, Incorporated
Tyonek Native Corporation	Tyonek	Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Uganik Natives, Inc.	Uganik	Koniag, Incorporated
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation	Barrow	Arctic Slope Regional Corp.	http://www.ukpik.com/
Umkumiute Limited	Umkumiute	Calista Corporation
Unalakleet Native Corporation	Unalakleet	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Unga Corporation	Unga	Aleut Corporation
Uyak, Inc.	Uyak	Koniag, Incorporated
Venetie Indian Reservation	Venetie	Doyon, Limited
Wales Native Corporation	Wales	Bering Straits Native Corp.
White Mountain Native Corporation	White Mountain	Bering Straits Native Corp.
Wisenak Inc.	Wisenak	Doyon, Limited
Yak-tat Kwaan Inc.	Yakutat	Sealaska Corporation
Yedetena Na Corporation	Cantwell	Ahtna, Incorporated
Yedetena Na Corporation	Chistochina	Ahtna, Incorporated
Zho-Tsa, Inc.	Shageluk	Doyon, Limited

AFOGNAK NATIVE CORPORATION

The Afognak Native Corporation was organized in 1977 through the merger of two ANCSA village corporations: Port Lions Native Corporation and Natives of Afognak, Inc. It is governed by a nine-member board of directors.^[7] Afognak Native Corporation has many business interests. For 18 years it participated in and profited from timber development ventures on Afogank Island. It also operates a number of successful subsidiaries including Leasing, Bioenergy Operations and Oil Field Services.^[7] In the late 1990s, the Afognak Native Corporation launched a government contracting business.^[7] The Afognak Native Corporation is a wealthy corporation and was listed in the Top 100 Contractors of the Federal Government in 2010. Coming in at No. 79, The Afognak Native Corporation's contracts were $749,557,576.49.^[8] Afognak Native Corporation entities also received NASA Small Business Contractor of the Year Award in 2013. ^[9] The Corporation's profile is listed as "Construction and Engineering" services.^[10] The Afognak Native Corporation has approximately 900 shareholders and pays over $12 million in dividends annually. The Afognak Native Corporation controls over 160,000 acres of land in the Kodiak Archipelago and the lands form the core of financial success of the corporation.^[11]

See also

Compare:

• Makivik Corporation, an Inuit-owned company in Nunavik, Quebec created by a land claims agreement

Notes

1. "What Are Alaska Native Corporations?".
2. "Welcome to the Alaska Peninsula Corporation!".
3. "S449" (PDF).
4. "109-112" (PDF).
5. "TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS, CHAPTER 33--ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT, Section 1606. Regional Corporations.". United States Government Printing Office.
6. The Alaska Peninsula Corporation is a consolidation of these former village corporations: Meshik Incorporated, Quinuyang Limited, Kokhanok Native Corporation, Ugashik Native Corporation and Newhalen Native Corporation)
7. "Afognak – About". Afognak. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
8. Top 100 Contractors of the U.S. federal government
9. "Afognak Native Corporation partner gets top NASA business award". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
10. "InsideView Directory". InsideView. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
11. http://www.nativecontractors.org/media/pdf/Afognak%20Michigan%20State%20Senate%20Testimony%20FINAL%2012-11.pdf

References

• Gavin Kentch, A Corporate Culture? The Environmental Justice Challenges of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 81 Miss. L.J. 813 (2012).
• "Notice to ANCSA Shareholders: Compliance with Proxy Regulations" (PDF). Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development.
• "Alaska, GOP Welfare State".

External links

• www.nativeco.com The place to go for Alaska Native Corporation business, run by www.morganhowardproductions.com
• Alaska Natives & American Indians resources from the Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.
• The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Resource Center run by Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP.
• www.ancsa.net a portal dedicated to ANCSA run by Karabelnikoff & Associates