We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Oliver Aveogan Leavitt. He was one of our respected Iñupiaq relatives, a neighbor and friend to the NANA region, and one of the giants of Alaska. The results of his life remain. As an umialik…
News & Press Releases
NANA Awarded $68.5 Million Grant to Provide High-Speed Internet to Remote Alaska Villages
KOTZEBUE, Alaska, Nov. 17, 2022 – NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA) has been awarded a $68.5 million broadband infrastructure deployment grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the NANA Regional Broadband Network (NRBN) project. The four-year project will…
Kotzebue Informal Meeting Call-In Information
Shareholders can nominate and vote telephonically on Nov. 3. NANA and its board are committed to full and fair participation by all NANA shareholders in both the nomination and election process. Due to feedback the board received, which included lower-than-ideal attendance due to four funerals…
NANA Board Votes to Oppose Alaska State Constitutional Convention
The NANA Board of Directors recognizes that under the Alaska Constitution, it is a requirement that Alaskan voters decide whether to hold a constitutional convention every ten years. This year, that vote will be taken through Ballot Measure 1 in the November 8 general election. “We feel that…
NRC Shareholder Trust Announces Fall 2022 Dividend Distribution
On Oct. 19, 2022, the NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. Board of Directors authorized a contribution to the NRC Shareholder Trust for the purpose of paying a historic fall dividend to Trust beneficiaries of $20.00 per share, for a total distribution for dividends of approximately $35…
RE: National Strategy for the Arctic Region
Dear Secretary Blinken, We would like to thank you, your team and the participating representatives from the Department of Interior and the Office of Science and Technology for your time and efforts to produce the updated National Strategy for the Arctic Region. The Arctic is…
NANA Allocates $1.5M to Fund Northwest Arctic Borough School District Early Learning Programs
KOTZEBUE, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2022 – As of Oct. 1, NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA) provided $1.5 million in pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) funding to the Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD), a decision made by the NANA Board of Directors in their Sept. 2 special board…
NANA Funds $1 Million in Each In-Region Community for Economic Investments
KOTZEBUE, Alaska, Sept. 23, 2022 – NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA) will provide $1 million in additional funding for Village Economic Investment (VEI) grants in each of NANA’s 11 communities. NANA’s board of directors approved the spending at their board meeting on Sept. 9 in…
NANA Funds $4.4 Million in Initiatives to Address High Cost of Living in NANA Region
KOTZEBUE, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2022 – NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA) will provide $4.4 million in funding for fuel subsidies, heating maintenance, worker training and wages, hunter support, bulk fuel tank farm assessments, and a study to determine the feasibility of a regional fuel bulk…
NANA Board Appoints Eva G. Aqimayuk Harvey to Fill Vacant Seat
At a special meeting held on Sept. 2, 2022, the NANA Board of Directors appointed Eva G. Aqimayuk Harvey to fill the at-large board seat previously held by the late Charlie Alasuk Curtis. Harvey will serve the remainder of Curtis’ term which ends in March…
