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The Alaska Native Regional 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

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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.

Further information: Inuit Arctic Business Alliance

## Text of the act

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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 (Utqiaġvik, 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) Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc., formerly the 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).

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(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

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1 | ASRC | Arctic Slope Native Association | Arctic Slope Regional Corporation | Utqiaġvik, 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 | Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. formerly the 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 | Tlingit-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

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

Village corporation | Community | Regional corporation | Website

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Afognak Native Corporation | Afognak | Koniag, Incorporated | afognak.com
Port Lions
Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc. | Akhiok | aki-kodiak.com
Kaguyak
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 | alaskapeninsulacorp.com
Newhalen
Port Heiden
South Naknek
Ugashik
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 | 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 | 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 | chenega.com
Chevak Co | Chevak | Calista Corporation |
Chigik River Limited | Chignik Lake | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Chignik Lagoon Native Corporation | Chignik |
Chickaloon 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. | 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 | deloycheet.com
Dineega Corporation | Ruby |
Dinyea Corporation | Stevens Village |
Doratoi Inc. | Flat |
Dot Lake Native Corporation | Dot Lake |
Eklutna Inc. | Eklutna | Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated | eklutnainc.com
Ekuk Native Limited | Ekuk | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Ekwok Natives Limited | Ekwok |
Elim Native Corporation | Elim (Elim Reserve) | Bering Straits Native Corp. |
Elim Native Corporation | St. Lawrence |
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 | 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 | ganaayoo.com
Kaltag
Koyukuk
Nulato
Ganawas Corporation | Knight Island | Sealaska Corporation |
Gold Creek-Susitna Native Association | Gold Creek | Calista Corporation |
Susitna |
Goldbelt Inc. | Juneau (4 cities) | Sealaska Corporation | 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 | haidacorporation.com
Haycock Native Group Corporation | Haycock | Calista Corporation |
Hee-yea Lingde Corporation | Grayling | Doyon, Limited |
Huna Totem Corporation | Hoonah | Sealaska Corporation |
Hungwitchin Corporation | Eagle | Doyon, Limited |
Igiugig Native Corporation | Igiugig | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Iliamna Native Corporation | Iliamna |
Ingalik Inc. | Anvik | Doyon, Limited |
Iqfijouq Co | Eek | Calista Corporation |
Isanotski Corporation | False Pass | Aleut Corporation | web.archive.org/web/20100813124630/http://isanotski.alaska.com
Isingnakmeut | Shungnak | NANA Regional Corporation |
Ivaisaapaagmit Corporation | Ambler |
Kake Tribal Corporation | Kake | Sealaska Corporation | kaketribalcorporation.com
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 | kavilco.com
Kenai Native Association, Inc. | Kenai | Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated |
Kian Tr'ee Corporation | Canyon Village | Doyon, Limited |
Kikiktagruk Inupiat Corporation | Kotzebue | NANA Regional Corporation | kikiktagruk.com
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 | klukwan.com
Kluti-Kaah Corporation | Copper Center | Ahtna, Incorporated |
Knikatnu Inc. | Knik | Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated |
Kokarmiut Corporation | Akiak | Calista Corporation |
Kokrines Inc. | Kokrines | Doyon, Limited |
Koliganek Natives Limited | Koliganek | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Kongnikilnomuit Yuita Corporation | Bill Moores Slough | Calista Corporation |
Kootznoowoo Inc. | Angoon | Sealaska Corporation | kootznoowoo.com
Koovukmeut Inc. | Kobuk | NANA Regional Corporation |
Kotlik Yupik Corporation | Kotlik | Calista Corporation |
K'oyitl'ots'ina Limited | Hughes | Doyon, Limited |
Huslia |
Alatna |
Allakaket |
Koyuk Native Corporation | Koyuk | Bering Straits Native Corp. |
Kugkaktilk Limited | Kipnuk | Calista Corporation |
Kuskokwim Corporation | Aniak | kuskokwim.com Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
Chuathbaluk
Crooked Creek
Georgetown | Doyon, Limited
Lower Kalskag | Calista Corporation
Upper Kalskag
Napaimute
Red Devil
Sleetmute
Stony River
Kuukpik Corporation, Inc. | Nuiqsut | Arctic Slope Regional Corp. | kuukpik.com
Kwethluk Inc. | Kwethluk | Calista Corporation |
Kwik Inc. | Kwigillingok |
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 Association | Montana Creek | Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated |
MTNT Limited | McGrath | Doyon, Limited |
Nikolai |
Takotna |
Telida |
Nagamut Limited | Nagamut | Calista Corporation |
Napakiak Corporation | Napakiak |
Napaskiak Inc. | Napaskiak |
Native of Kodiak Inc. | Kodiak | Koniag, Incorporated |
Nebesna Native Group Inc. | Nebesna | Ahtna, Incorporated |
Neechootaalichaagat Corporation | Birch Creek | Doyon, Limited |
Kantishna | Doyon, Limited |
Nelson Lagoon Corporation | Nelson Lagoon | Aleut Corporation |
Nerklikmute Native Corporation | Andereafsky | Calista Corporation |
Newtok Inc. | Newtok |
NGTA Inc. | Nightmute |
Nima Corporation | Mekoryuk |
Nunivak |
Ninilchik Natives Association, 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 |
Oceanside Corporation | Perryville | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Ohgsenskale Corporation | Portage Creek |
Ohog Inc. | Ohogamiut | Calista Corporation |
Old Harbor Native Corporation | Old Harbor | Koniag, Incorporated | koniag.com
Olgoonik Corporation, Inc. | Wainwright | Arctic Slope Regional Corp. | olgoonik.com
Olsonville Inc. | Olsonville | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Oscarville Native Corporation | Oscarville | Calista Corporation |
Ounalashka Corporation | Unalaska | Aleut Corporation | ounalashka.com Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
Ouzinkie Native Corporation | Ouzinkie | Koniag, Incorporated | ouzinkienativecorporation.com
Paimiut Corporation | Paimiut | Calista Corporation |
Paug-Vik Inc. Limited | Naknek | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Pedro Bay Corporation | Pedro Bay |
Pilot Point Native Corporation | Pilot Point |
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 |
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 Association Inc. | Salamatoff | Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated | salamatof.com
Sanak Corporation | Pauloff Harbor | Aleut Corporation |
Savonski Corporation | Savonski | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Sea Lion Corporation | Hooper Bay | Calista Corporation |
Seldovia Native Association Inc. | Seldovia | Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated | snai.com
Seth-do-ya-ah Corporation | Minto | Doyon, Limited |
Shaan-Seet Inc. | Craig | Sealaska Corporation | shaanseet.com
Shaktoolik Native Corporation | Shaktoolik | Bering Straits Native Corp. |
Shee Atiká, Inc. | Sitka | Sealaska Corporation | sheeatika.com
Shishmaref Native Corporation | Shishmaref | Bering Straits Native Corp. |
Shumagin Corporation | Sand Point | Aleut Corporation | shumagin.com
Shuyak Inc. | Port William | Koniag, Incorporated |
Sitnasuak Native Corporation | Nome | Bering Straits Native Corp. | 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 | [1]
Tanalian Inc. | Port Alsworth | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Tatitlek Corporation | Tatitlek | Chugach Alaska Corporation | [2]
Teller Native Corporation | Teller | Bering Straits Native Corp. |
Tetlin Indian Reservation | Tetlin | Doyon, Limited |
Tikigaq Corporation | Point Hope | Arctic Slope Regional Corp. | [3]
Tihteet'aii Inc. | Birch Creek | Doyon, Limited |
Toghotthele Corporation | Nenana |
Togiak Natives Limited | Togiak | Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
Tozitna Limited | Tanana | Doyon, Limited |
Tulkisarmute Inc. | Tuluksak | Calista Corporation |
Tuntutuliak Land Limited | Tuntutuliak |
Tununrmiut Rinit Corporation | Tununak |
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 | Utqiaġvik | Arctic Slope Regional Corp. | 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 |
Wisenak Inc. | Wisenak | Doyon, Limited |
Yak-tat Kwaan Inc. | Yakutat | Sealaska Corporation | yak-tatkwaan.com
Yedetena Na Corporation | Cantwell | Ahtna, Incorporated |
Chistochina |
Zho-Tse, 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 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]

## Subsequent legislation and litigation

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The federal Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (ISDA) gave self-autonomy to both Native Indian tribal governments and to ANCs.[12]

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARES Act set aside about $8 billion in funds for federally-recognized "tribal governments". The U.S. Treasury Department earmarked about $500 million of those funds for ANCs. While the federal government had generally recognized that ANCs fell under "tribal governments" since the passage of the ISDA, three Native Indian tribes from the lower 48 states sued the Treasury, asserting that the ANCs were not federally-recognized "tribal governments" under a statutory interpretation of the law. That led to the United States Supreme Court case, Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, which was decided in June 2021 that under ISDA, the ANCs were federally-recognized "tribal governments" and thus qualified for CARES funds.[13]

## Financial performance

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Financial performance of each ANRC in 2016[14] # | Abbreviation | ANCSA | Alaska Native Regional Corporation | 2016 annual revenue | Approximate no. of shareholders

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1  | ASRC  | Arctic Slope Native Association | Arctic Slope Regional Corporation  | $2,370,000,000  | 13,000
2  | BSNC  | Bering Straits Association | Bering Straits Native Corporation  | $326,000,000  | 7,500
3  | NANA  | Northwest Alaska Native Association | NANA Regional Corporation  | $1,300,000,000  |
4  | AVCP  | Association of Village Council Presidents | Calista Corporation  | $492,000,000  | 13,000
5  | DOYON  | Tanana Chiefs' Conference | Doyon, Limited  | $305,410,000  | 19,000
6  | CIRI  | Cook Inlet Association | Cook Inlet Region, Inc.  | $289,000,000  |
7  | BBNC  | Bristol Bay Native Association | Bristol Bay Native Corporation  | $1,510,000,000  | 10,350
8  | TAC  | Aleut League | The Aleut Corporation  | $171,660,000  | 3,900
9  | CAC  | Chugach Native Association | Chugach Alaska Corporation  | $842,400,000  | 2,600
10  | SEAC  | Sealaska Corporation | Sealaska Corporation  | $145,510,000  | 23,000[15]
11  | KANA  | Kodiak Area Native Association | Koniag, Incorporated  | $252,000,000  | 3,850
12  | AHTNA  | Copper River Native Association | Ahtna, Incorporated  | $218,000,000  | 1,900
13  |  | Regional Corporation for Thirteenth Region |  | Insolvent |

## See also

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Compare:

* Makivik Corporation, an Inuit-owned company in Nunavik, Quebec created by a land claims agreement
* Nunatsiavut, an autonomous Inuit Land Claims Area in Newfoundland and Labrador
* Emil Notti, key developer of ANCSA

## Notes

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1. ^ "What Are Alaska Native Corporations?".
2. ^ "Welcome to the Alaska Peninsula Corporation!".
3. ^ "S449" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-09.
4. ^ "109-112" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-09.
5. ^ "TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS, CHAPTER 33--ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT, Section 1606. Regional Corporations". United States Government Printing Office. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09.
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. ^ a b c "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". Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
10. ^ "InsideView Directory". InsideView. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
11. ^ http://www.nativecontractors.org/media/pdf/Afognak Michigan State Senate Testimony FINAL 12-11.pdf[permanent dead link]
12. ^ Hurley, Lawrence (June 25, 2021). "U.S. Supreme Court sympathetic to Native Alaskans in COVID-19 aid dispute". Reuters. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
13. ^ Gresko, Jessica (June 25, 2021). "High court sides with Alaska Natives in coronavirus aid case". Associated Press. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via The Seattle Times.
14. ^ "Alaska Native Regional Corporation 2017 Review - Alaska Business Monthly - October 2017 - Anchorage, AK". www.akbizmag.com. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
15. ^ "About – Sealaska". Retrieved 2022-02-15.

## References

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* 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-09.
* "Alaska, GOP Welfare State". Archived from the original on 2005-07-30.

## External links

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* 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

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* Census county division
* Minor civil division
* Traffic analysis zone
* Voting district

Local|

* Block
* Block group
* Tract

History|

* Race and ethnicity in the United States census
* State censuses in the United States of America
* List of U.S. states by historical population

* Census Bureau
* Office of Management and Budget

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