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![2022 marks our 50th NANAversary! To help celebrate this milestone, we are sharing a series of some of NANA’s exciting moments throughout history.
In 1976, 10 of the 11 village corporations in the region voted to merge with NANA. Each village shareholder would receive one share of NANA stock in exchange for every share of village corporation stock that the shareholder owned. This was a significant moment in our region’s history because our Elders chose to lead by example and show future generations that we are stronger when we work together as one.
“The [merger] took a tremendous amount of cooperation and trust, plus time and expense, all of which we hope to return to you in the form of a better life and more control over your future.” – Robert Aqqaluk Newlin Sr., printed in the 1976 NANA annual report
Photo: Robert Newlin accepts the roll of Natives for the NANA region from a Bureau of Indian Affairs representative. Printed on page 40 of NANA A Continuing History, by Richard Baenan.](https://www.nana.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)