News & Press Releases

Kotzebue, Alaska – NANA extends our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola, Jr. “The NANA family is saddened by the unexpected passing of our friend Buzzy,” said John Lincoln, NANA president and CEO. “Buzzy is known throughout northwest Alaska after living and raising his family here for over a decade.…

NANA invites all shareholders to the 2023 informal shareholder meetings! NANA leadership and staff will be traveling to every community including Fairbanks, Anchorage and Seattle, to discuss important company updates. Anchorage, Fairbanks and Seattle will have a career fair and lunch or dinner prior to the meeting. Shungnak, Kobuk, Kivalina, Noatak, Kiana, Noorvik and Selawik…

Great news to share! We have randomly selected 18 winners for the 2023 NANA Shareholder Survey prize drawing. These winners were selected from the list of shareholders who submitted their survey online or mailed their paper survey back by the July 7, 2023, deadline. Congratulations to all the winners and we’d like to pass along…

On July 27, 2023, the NANA Regional Corporation Inc. Board of Directors authorized a contribution to the NRC Shareholder Trust for the purpose of paying a fall dividend to Trust beneficiaries of approximately $15.00 per share (adjusted for the change in Consumer Price Index* year-over-year at the end of September 2023) for a total distribution…

Kotzebue, Alaska – Today Bureau of Land Management Director Tracey Stone-Manning will be visiting Kobuk, Kotzebue, and Noorvik to meet with village residents, local leaders, and organizations with ties to the region. Upon her visit, NANA Vice President of Lands Liz Qaulluq Cravalho issued the following statement:“We are pleased to welcome Director Stone-Manning to northwest…

Kotzebue, Alaska – In response to the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) announcement that it is delayed in completing the Ambler Access Project (AAP) supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) and joint record of decision by six months, NANA’s President and CEO John Lincoln stated, “NANA has a responsibility to protect and advance the Iñupiaq way…

Albie Panikpaiq Dallemolle, a NANA shareholder from the community of Kiana, has been promoted to the position of vice president of economic development and sustainability for NANA. For the past two years, Albie served as NANA’s senior director of village economic investment (VEI) and has demonstrated excellent leadership in advancing NANA’s mission of improving the…

NANA Regional Corporation Inc. (NANA) held its 2023 annual meeting on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Selawik. Cash prizes were drawn for those shareholders who submitted valid proxies early, online and by the March 22 deadline as well as shareholders who registered in person in Selawik.  Winners in Selawik have already received their cash prizes…

At today’s annual meeting held in Selawik, NANA shareholders voted to elect seven directors to the NANA board for three-year terms: Nellie Sheldon (Ambler), Gary Hadley (Buckland), Bonita Barr (Deering), Lee “Big Boy” Staheli (Kiana), Myra Wesley (Kivalina), Pearl Gomez (Kobuk) and Lance Kramer (Kotzebue). Continuing NANA board directors are: Mary Adams (Noatak), Tommy Ballot…

On March 7, 2023, during a special board meeting, the NANA Regional Corporation Inc. Board of Directors authorized a contribution to the NRC Shareholder Trust for the purpose of paying a spring dividend to Trust beneficiaries of $10.00 per share, for a total distribution for dividends of approximately $17.5 million. The dividend will be payable…