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Alaska Native Corporations
and Regional Non-Profit Organizations


      Under the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, enacted in 1971, 12 Regional Native Corporations were established to manage settlement monies, and a total of 44 million acres of land. There is also a 13th corporation which manages the assets of non-resident Alaska Natives. As you will see from the linked Web sites below, most of these corporations now have several subsidiary companies, as well as a wide range of investments.
      Each region also has a non-profit organization which administers a wide range of educational and social programs; the amount of cooperation between the non-profit and the corporation in each region appears to vary widely.
      A third level of management exists in approximately 200 Village Corporations.

For a map showing each corporation's region, click here.




Corporation: Ahtna, Inc.

Non-profit Organization: Copper River Native Association


Corporation: Aleut Corporation

Non-profit Organization: Aleut League


Corporation: Arctic Slope Regional Corporation

Non-profit Organization: Arctic Slope Native Association


Corporation: Bering Straits Native Corporation

Non-profit Organization: Bering Straits Association


Corporation: Bristol Bay Native Corporation

Non-profit Organization: Bristol Bay Native Association


Corporation: Calista Corporation

Non-profit Organization: Association of Village Council Presidents


Corporation: Chugach Alaska Corporation

Non-profit Organization: Chugach Native Association


Corporation: Cook Inlet Region, Inc.

Non-profit Organization: Cook Inlet Association


Corporation: Doyon Limited

Non-profit Organization: Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc.


Corporation: Koniag, Inc.

Non-profit Organization: Kodiak Area Native Association


Corporation: NANA Corporation

Non-profit Organization: Northwest Alaska Native Association


Corporation: Sealaska Corporation

Non-profit Organization: Tlingit-Haida Central Council


Thirteenth Regional Corporation
631 Strander Blvd., Suite B, Seattle, WA 98188
(206) 575-6229. Fax: (206) 575-6283



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