You can also send an email to, Sealaska Shareholder Participation Committee Offers New Opportunity for Youth, April 14 Board Meeting Report to Shareholders, Sealaska Announces Spring 2023 Distribution, Traditional Lands of Aakw and Taku Kwan to host global launch of Moananuikea Voyage. This is also the last day to update addresses or banking information. This is the first story in a series featuring the 2018 Sealaska summer interns. Shareholders and descendants are invited to join Sealaska including representatives from Shareholder Relations, Shareholder Development, board and leadership, Corporate Communications and more at one or more of the many upcoming events. She was a kind, generous and community-minded leader who supported the local schools and personally donated Sealaska offices in Juneau, Alaska will be closed to the public beginning Monday, March 16, 2020. Tate has been a member of t Sealaska scholarship recipient Jackie Ohmer.Sealaska announced today that its scholarship program will support 415 full- and part-time students and students enrolled in vocational-technical programs for the 2021-2022 academic year. Congressman Young was a tireless advocate on behalf of Sealaskas landless communities over many decades. Do you have a plan to vote yet? Distributions are just one of many benefits Sealaska provides to shareholders and descendants, includingeducational and professional development programs like scholarships and internships, semiannual distributions to shareholders, and donating to cultural programs. Sealaska is awarding a record $940,000 in academic scholarships for the 2019-20 school year. Answers to additional questions shareholders and tribal citizens may have on the decision and Sealaskas role are below. And the winners are.. Kayla Marie Joplin (Sedro Wooley, . High school can be hard to navigate, and learning during a global pandemic has been a new challenge for our young students. OnFriday, March 29, Sealaska will announce the 2019 spring distribution. 13. The challenge of getting goods to the stores in rural Alaska was unreliable. And the winners are Sealaska is dedicated to connecting our young shareholders to opportunities that better their future endeavors. Sealaska directors unanimously approved a resolution to deed Sealaska land in Wrangell to the federally recognized tribe, Wrangell Cooperative Association. Update banking or mailing information on MySealaska.com by 11:59 p.m. Alaska time. 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The Sealaska Board of Directors met on July 28 and 29 to discuss investments, business momentum and review financial statements. The Board of Directors meets to determine the distribution amount. Michaud family L-R: Bernadette, Mike, Michael, Lily, Angela and Kahlan Michaud FINANCIAL OVERVIEWSealaska achieved another year of record nancial performance in 2019 with $77.8 million in net income. Barbara Blake was selected to join the 2019 endorsed candidate team for the Sealaska board of directors. What does the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian way of life look like through your lens? Gregg Drilling team treats contaminated groundwater under a biomedical lab in California. Attention Sealaska students! But as indigenous people, we are survivors.Social distancing is not our thing. We also want to highlight how important simple actions can be by individuals and communities.As part of Sealaskas efforts to limit our teams exposure to COVID-19, Sealaska created an option for shareholders to receive information electronically. Joe Nelson, Sealaska Board Chair The company achieved one of the most successful years in its history, recording a net income of $43.3 million in 2017 and a $78 million net income improvement over the last five years. Some might wonder why an Alaska Native Corporation in Southeast Alaska would invest in Iceland. Sealaska strives to see our investments reflect this intergenerational thinking., Education and career training opportunities are a priority to Sealaska shareholders, said Senior Director of Shareholder Development Tesla Cox. As part of its endorsement, the board is contributing up to . Now that we are achieving key financial goals and a stable growth path, Sealaska is more clearly able to refine our vision so that a better future fo Alaska Business magazine ranked Sealaska #11 in the 2019 Alaska Business Top 49ers listing, a 46 percent change in revenue. The distribution includes dividends from the companys growing ocean-health business operations ($6.8 million) and the Marjorie V. Young (MVY) Shareholder Permanent Fund ($2.5 million). The $393 that Elders receive is in addition to the regular dividend that each Elder receives per 100 shares. Q&A with Sealaska President & CEO Anthony Mallott 2020 Annual Report, Recognizing Albert Kookesh (Kaashan) For His Service and Positive Contributions to Sealaska, New Board-Endorsed Candidates Announced as Two Longtime Sealaska Directors Step Down, Recognizing Tate London (Xein) For His Service and Positive Contributions to Sealaska, Sealaska Scholarship Payments Benefit Full, Part-time and Vo-Tech Students. When the Healing Hand Foundation was established, it was designed to fill gaps in the medical and health-care services available to beneficiaries of Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and to veterans.At the time, that might mean providing travel assistance so Elders could have a companion travel with them to out-of-town medical appointments, or to fund a replacement pair of eyeglasses for a veteran whose Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) coverage wouldnt provide another. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the immediate health risk from COVID-19 is consid After 30 years as the boys varsity basketball coach at Petersburg High School, Rick Brock has seen a lot: several regional titles, a couple state titles, and countless nights when the Petersburg High School gymnasium has echoed with a boisterous home-team crowd. It was an idea inspired bySealaskasowners, rooted in the collective wisdom, heritage and knowledge of thousands of people, cultivated over thousands of years in Southeast Alaska. The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood Grand Camp approved a resolution on Thursday, June 16 to support Sealaskas proposal to remove as a criteria for eligibility for Class D stock the requirement that applicants have at least one-quarter Alaska Native blood quantum. Sealaskas businesses are now more closely aligned with the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian values that allowed our people to live in balance with our natural environment for more than 10,000 years. The bills, which will work their way through committee assignments and hearings in the coming weeks and months, would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to create urban corporations in Haines, Wrangell, Petersburg, Ketchikan and Tenakee. Sealaska is proud to share the winners of our 2021 #SealaskaWayOfLife photo contest!We created the #SealaskaWayOfLife photo contest in 2020 because we want to see what the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian way of life looks like through your lens, celebrate our culture and heritage and foster connection within our communities and beyondespecially amid the pandemic.This year, we created more opp Last summer, Sealaska worked with partners mobilized through the Sustainable Southeast Partnership to distribute nearly 50,000 pounds of salmon to 11 Southeast communities in response to historically low salmon returns threatening the food security of thousands of shareholders during the pandemic.Today, Sealaska joins with several other organizations committed to the long-term health and success of our region in announcing a new vision and funding model for community economic development in Sout Trooper Granda on assignment in the Kuskokwim region Ballot Measure 1 in the upcoming Alaska general election seeks to eliminate Alaskas current science-based fish habitat protections and replace them with . to change shareholder banking or mailing information. Sealaska recently completed a substantial renovation of this iconic recreation area, which will also strengthen pink and coho salmon runs and improve access and preserve the beach for the future. Every operating business delivered signicant year-over-year growth. Image from 2016 herring season. Deishis an area utilized by the Chilkat village that was located where the community of Haines is located. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) advanced a package of public lan We Belong Here is a youth leadership and basketball camp hosted by Juneau youth organizations March 18-20, 2019. The distribution includes dividends totaling $6.8 million from Sealaskas ocean-health focused operations businesses, $2.9 million from the Marjorie V. Young (MVY) Shareholder Permanent Fund and an additional $28.0 million in Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Section 7(j) natural resource revenue sharing funds. Answers to frequently askedquestions about the distribution process and timeline a Five years ago, when Sealaska began to embrace the idea of businesses revolving around ocean health, the concept was just an aspiration, COO Terry Downes said at this years annual meeting. Silva gr Saturdays Annual Meeting of ShareholdersIncludedElection Results, New Logo, Shareholder Survey Data and Report on 2020 Financial Performance Click on image to view in real time. Over the course of the next week, well bring you stories of former scholarship recipients who are pursuing great careers and making a difference in our communities. Sealaska recently completed well-attended community meetings in nine Southeast Alaska and Washington communities.In mid-May, we visited with nearly a thousand Sealaska shareholders, sharing updates about Sealaska and taking the time to listen and learn about each communitys concerns and ideas. The Sealaska Board supports the LGBTQIA2S+ community, language grants and community donations through board action at the April board meeting. Anyone can participate, and families are welcome.To volunteer or if you have additional questions, contact Damen Bell-Holter at damen.bell@sealaska.com or Monica Chase at mchase@searhc.orgDownload application here. Sealaska is committing $10 million over the next decade to focus on the revitalization of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian languages.So much can be accomplished in a decade of dreams. Applications are now open for the 2023 summer internship program! This vehicle will enable Red Cross staff and volunteers to provide support and relief to southeast Alaska communities.The Dodge Promaster van will be used to serve communities efficiently and effectively. Sealaska encourages shareholders toregister on MySealaska.com so they are ableto download and printtheir1099 tax formsto include with their tax filing. Alaskans and the rest of the nation are taking time this weekend to honor U.S. military veterans. Image by Bethany Goodrich courtesy of Sustainable Southeast PartnershipIn early April 2020, Sealaskas board of directors approved a $55,000 donation to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (YTT) to support the construction of a crime victim shelter in Yakutat. These messages go directly to the Shareholder Relations team and are the fastest way to receive a response. Language Awards were presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Shareholders no longer pay federal income tax on distributions from earnings on Sealaska operations and investments now that the settlement trust is in place. The program was authorized on May 6, 2019, by Sealaska Heritage Institutes (SHI) Board of Trustees and will be administered by SHI.With our b Nicole George, previous Board Youth Advisor, presented Michael Cesar with a scholarship for the 2018-19 school year at Juneau-Douglas High School last year. Sealaska is partnering with Codefy to empower young adults with the skills needed to succeed in high-demand technology careers without a college education. Sealaska is proud to welcome the Moananuikea Voyage to the traditional lands of the Aakw and Taku Kwaan people this summer. Distributions to shareholders (referred to as beneficiaries under the trust) will not be subject to federal tax. Shareholders are encouraged to log on to MySealaska.com to view the webcast.The live webcast will begin at 12:30 p.m. AKDT featuring footage of Celebration from previous years. Sealaska has actively engaged in the political process, advocating on behalf of our shareholders and Native communities for decades. In the simplest terms, Haldanes role as the Be on the lookout for a fall 2019 distribution announcement on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, on Sealaska.com, in your email inbox or on our official Facebook page.Prepare to Receive a Distribution Payment Using MySealaska.comThere are two ways to receive a Sealaska distribution payment:1. Growing up in Juneau, Rain Felkl had no fear of the mountains, she said.Her parents would let her play at the glacier or spend the night on top of Thunder Mountain unsupervised, entrusting XTRATUF boots, hand-me-down outdoor gear and the unwavering confidence that characterizes childhood with her safe return home. The board-endorsed candidates will most likely include a mix of incumbents and non-incumbents. Ethel Lund, former Sealaska Director, is honored at the 2017 AFN Convention Under Sealaska rules and election procedures, any qualified shareholder may seek a position on the Board of Directors by following the requirements of Sealaskabylaws. Klawock City School District is a model of incorporating Native arts into the school, setting the bar for other communities.These values that our teachers model Sealaska cannot issue stock to descendants who were born before December 18, 1971 and are less than one-quarter Alaska Native unless the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) is amended to authorize a new class of shares and another shareholder vote. Support for the people Sealaska serves goes beyond biannual dividends. Last day to complete enrollment and/or stock transfers prior to the spring distribution. It has always been Wrangell and the Wrangell Native community that had the land, said Sealaska director and Wrangell native Richard Rinehart. Sealaska has upgraded MySealaska.com to calculate pending distributions. We are thrilled to announce that the Trustees of the Cape Fox Shareholder Tina Trust ("Trust") approved two upcoming dividends. The November distribution is $8.19 per share for urban and at-largeshareholders and $3.04 per share for village, descendant and elder shareholders. To view the full newsletter, click here. He was Haida and Tlingit, Eagle/Sgalans,KillisnooandHowkan. Sealaska endorsed Peltola ahead of the specialelection primary and continues to encourage Alaskans to rank her first in Novembers general election for a full two-year term be Nothing about us without us is a widely recognized saying that describes why effective public policy cannot be created without the full participation of the people impacted by it. Shareholder Development Program Manager Kayla Roberts provided information about the internship program, types of internships available and the benefits of participating in Sealaskas internship program. These conditions faced by Alaska Natives many living in remote, rugged environments with limited infrastructure and services, including healthcare further exacerbate the risk exposure to the virus. 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We are happy to meet people where they are at as they NESI founder Fred Stroyan holds a 60-pound king salmon caught by commercial fisherman in Chignik Bay in 2004. Cook spent the summer as a virtual intern for First Alaskans Institute (FAI) and Sitka Conservation Society; her work there and connections at FAI are what led to her selection as a guide f Sealaskas fall distribution will occur a few weeks earlier than normal to help provide financial relief to shareholders due to the ongoing pandemic. Joe Nelson, Sealaska Board Chair As part of its endorsement, the board is contributing up to $100,000 to Unite Alaska, a political action committee formed to support the re-election of Walker and Mallott. Please note that shareholders with class B or C shares will receive two separate payments: one from the Permanent Fund that includes the dividend from operations and MVY, and one from Sealaska that includes the 7(j) portion. The Marjorie V. Young Shareholder Permanent Fund, ANCSA Section 7(i) Resource Revenue Sharing. Here are the list of winners, who will be contacted directly with Sealaska. The Sealaska Shareholder Participation Committee was established in 2019 to help better connect Seala Sealaskas more than 23,000 shareholders are invited to join us in person and virtually on Saturday, June 25 for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at Centennial Hall in Juneau and streaming live on MySealaska.com. She is Tlingit Chookendei and Tdakdeintan Yeti, the daughter of Bill and Mary Pfeifer of Ketchikan, and granddaughter As a Sealaska Board of Directors endorsed candidate, Lisa Lang brings her understanding of the profound changes that Alaska, its lands, people, economies and cultures are and will be experiencing in the future. The fastest way for shareholders to contact the Sealaska Shareholder Relations team is by using the messaging feature on MySealaska.com. His leadership will be missed, but we look to only strength Sealaska Corporation is expanding its groundwater business by buying a majority stake inGregg Drilling, a leading marine drilling and geotechnical services company headquartered in southern California. Shareholders no longer pay federal income tax on distributions from earnings on Sealaska operations and investments now that the settlement trust is in place. Sealaska has purchased a minority interest in Independent Packers Corporation (IPC), a custom seafood processor located in Seattle, Washington. Board Chair Joe Nelson served as the host and was joined by President and CEO Anthony Mallott, Enrollment Team Lead Vanessa Allen and Senior Director of Shareholder Development Tesla Cox. This diversified revenue stream allows for resiliency. According to theUS Department of Veterans Affairs, Alaska Natives and American Indians have played a vital role Alaska Division of Elections workers are anticipating record turnout for early voting. It will continue to be amended for technical changes and for substantive changes, like the inclusion of Wrangell, Petersburg, Tenakee, Haines, and Ketchikan. PrevPrevious He was a child of the Gaan Sealaska established a $10 million language endowment to focus on the revitalization of Tlingit (Lingt), Haida (Xaad Kl) and Tsimshian (Smalgyax) languages. The fall 2022 dividend is comparable to numbers seen in previous years. Her resume includes several unique experiences that has brought her all the way from the southern coast of Peru, to the Eastern Seaboard of the Lower 48, and now Morgan Love is one of 359 students who were awarded Sealaska scholarships in 2019.Did you know that approximately 1,000 Sealaska shareholders and their families live in California? The meeting was held on Sheetka Kwaan(Sitka) in a gesture of support for the critical work being done by the Herring Protectors to defend their Sealaskas spring distribution of $37.7 million is part of Sealaskas continued investment in our shareholders and communities. The Sealaska Board of Directors approved several important resolutions at a board meeting on Friday, April 14. If all shareholder information is up to date, no action is needed. This pledge provides emergency response funding for several nonprofit organizations delivering urgent recovery services. Major General Thad Martin from the CT National Guard gets help cutting the ceremony ribbon from CT Governor Daniel Malloy and Lt. When Stephanie Jenkins first applied for a Sealaska scholarship in 1998, she had no idea she was opening a door to her Tlingit culture and identity. This is also the last day to update addresses or banking information. Image by Bethany Goodrich, Sustainable Southeast Partnership Sealaska supports the Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA) taking legal action against the Alaska State Fish and Game in response to its recently published2019 herring harvest guidelines. Not always so.Meet Kellen London, part-time Sealaska scholarship recipient studying at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.