Complete descendant enrollment on MySealaska by registering with your email address and completing the application. Celebrate Earth Day with Sealaska and the Polynesian Voyaging Society! By focusing on ocean health along with a multigenerational outlook and financial strategy, Sealaska continues to perform despite volatile investment markets, the impacts of inflation, continued repercussions from the pandemic, disruptions in global supply chain and more. Gavin Brown watches Native Youth Olympics presentation @ We Belong Here Our youth are capable of so much more than what we give them credit for. this is the last day for shareholders to enroll, make changes to stock or gift stock ahead of the spring distribution. Jay Brendible Jr. and Superintendent Dave Houx examine the gravel layer of the vegetative swale (a channel for water runoff) at the construction site. This years interns, like so many people across the country, are working from home, exchanging office time for video chats to stay connected to their teams.In a year defined by a global pandemic, everyone has experienced its uncertainty and stress in different ways. The dividend program is an important component of our overall shareholder benefit strategy because it reaches our 25,000 shareholders twice a year, said Sealaska Board Chair Joe Nelson. In 2020, Sealaska paid out more than $28.5 million in shareholder benefits. The dividend total amount has more than tripled since 2015. A renowned Tlingit master carver and artist, Rowan was honored at the 2022 STEAM Conference held in Juneau on Friday, Oct. 14. This year, Sealaska Corporation headquarters officially became a tobacco-free campus and is the first Alaska Native Corporation in the State of Alaska to implement such a policy.SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium(SEARHC) commends Sealaska for protecting their employees, shareholders, tenants, and visitors from secondhand smoke and for taking affirmati Gunalchesh, Hwaa, Doyckshishm to Each Board Seat Applicant Sealaska recently announced it was accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on its board following the passing of Director Ross Soboleff. This is nearly $175,000 more than . Sealaska directors unanimously approved a resolution to deed Sealaska land in Wrangell to the federally recognized tribe, Wrangell Cooperative Association. But around 2015 or so, asSealaskasfinancial turnaround was just starting to gain momentum,she said the process completely cha During the month of February, we are highlighting shareholders who are contributing to policy and advocacy efforts and who positively impact people and communities. $1.00 per share payment from Marjorie V. Young Shareholder Permanent Fund. 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. Full disclosure: I was chosen the old way, Mitchell, who joined the board in 2006, said. 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 distribution will take place on Friday, April 21. Byron Mallott. Shareholders can apply online athttps://m Sealaska and Tlingit & Haida have received thousands of applications already today for the $500 benefit available through our joint CARES Act distributionprogram. The voyage aims to circumnavigate the Pacific over the course of four years, bringing attention to the role of Pacific peoples in stewarding our oceans and inspiring future navigators. feature on MySealaska.com. Thank you, Early Birds, for submitting your proxy by the early bird deadline! Monday, April 4th, 2022 8:20am Timeline laid out by Sealaska (Photo credit: Sealaska.) It has always been Wrangell and the Wrangell Native community that had the land, said Sealaska director and Wrangell native Richard Rinehart. Carrie supports the success of the companys businesses through creative problem-solving, strategic insight, and analysis that supports informed decision-making. The board and management team are working hard to ensure that your company continues to make a difference in our communities and in the lives of our shareholders., This distribution is the fourth made through. The 2019 Sealaska annual meeting of shareholders is on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the Denaina Center in Anchorage, AK. 60-day notice until the 49th Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Election of Directors! Congratulations to all! These are unprecedented times We are living in extraordinary times and the world is collectively responding to the impacts associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Sec. Applications for Sealaskas scholarships are due today! Were excited to be providing a wide range of career and training opportunities that align with the lifestyles and preferences of our shareholders, said Sealaska President and CEO Anthony Mallott. Kirby received scholarships from Sealaska to help finance her education.High school graduations are taking place this month, with many students receiving their hard-earned diplomas. The fall 2022 dividend is comparable to numbers seen in previous years. Ethel Lund, former Sealaska Director, is honored at the 2017 AFN Convention Nominees Needed to Serve as Sealaska Board-Endorsed Candidates, Rural Southeast Entrepreneurs Learn Skills for the New Economy, Late-Breaking Scholarship Opportunity for Traditional Language Learners, 2021-2022 BYA Position is Now Open Hear More from the Current BYA Michaela Demmert, The Worlds Oldest Living Haida is About to Celebrate a Milestone Birthday, Sealaska Transitioning Out of Logging Operations, Sealaskas Progress with Ocean Health Enables Alternatives to Logging, Application Period for Sealaska Scholarships Open, More Funds Available, Emergency Relief and Disaster Preparedness Funds on the Way to Haines and Klukwan, Youth Training and Development Program Recognized with Regional Foresters Award, Southeast Alaska Traditional Languages in a Critical State, Masterman Selected as Native American 40 Under 40, Sealaska Board Commits $50,000 to New Glory Hall Location in Juneau, Celebrating Sealaskas Womens Week with our Female Board Members, Haida Scientist Defies Stereotypes, Encourages Local Kids To Do The Same, Entrepreneurialism Provides Catalyst for Growth for Caitlin Way, Sealaska shareholder serves as fairy godmother of education and culture for thousands of Native students, Healing Hand Foundation Honors the Legacy of Dr. Walter Soboleff, Actor Martin Sensmeier Inspires and Gets Candid with Sealaska During Live Virtual Event, Sealaska Celebrates Introduction of Legislation to Add Five Alaska Native Communities in Southeast Alaska to ANCSA, 2020 Sealaska Interns Give Back to their Communities, Board votes to increase scholarship endowment fund, Sealaska, NESI alliance creates global, sustainable seafood leader, Sealaska Mourns the Loss of Tlingit leader David Katzeek, Investment in Language Leads to Cultural Revitalization in Hydaburg, Tlingit National Guardsman Presented Gintith (Richard Frank) Military Service Award at AFN, Early 2020 Fall Distribution to Augment Other Shareholder Benefits, Sealaska Nominates Joe Nelson as AFN Co-Chair, Sealaska Shareholder Descendent Serves as Conference Guide at the Elders & Youth Conference, Sealaska Fall Distribution Date Announced, Collaboration Between Sealaska and Alaska Longline Fishermens Association Fills Freezers for Subsistence-Based Sealaska Shareholders, Building Leaders and Supporting Community Through TRAYLS Program. As a public space that fosters a sense of community while sheltering important native plant and wildlife species, Lena Beach has long been known as a place for locals to picnic, swim or just enjoy nature. Cook is a Sealaska shareholder descendant from Hydaburg who lives in the Seattle area. Shareholders are encouraged to complete and/or update any enrollment or stock transfer paperwork by the official record date of 4 p.m. Alaska time on Monday, April 17. Notice Regarding Sealaska's 7i/7j Distribution. We hear this loud and clear in the Because We Cherish You text: Even from long ago, our grandchildren we placed high above ourselves. 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. Shareholders are encouraged to complete or update any enrollment or stock transfer paperwork including for descendant or leftout stock by 4 p.m. AKDT on Friday, April 8 to ensure any changes are received in time for the distribution. Image from 2016 herring season. Elliott earned her masters in education policy from the University of Washington (UW) that day while her son graduated from Ingraham High School in Seattle. Sealaska is providing opportunity for students to experience education enhancement and career development outside of the classroom! We know that the coming weeks and months will be hard for many communities in Southeast Alaska as they feel the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Gregg Drilling team treats contaminated groundwater under a biomedical lab in California. Monday, April 12, 2021 | Last day to change shareholder banking or mailing information. These and other financial performance highlights were publ https://youtu.be/jDCHPLANIWk Each year professionals gather in Juneau, Alaska for the yearly Innovation Summit that is designed to inspire new perspectives. Ethel Lund, former Sealaska Director, is honored at the 2017 AFN Convention Participation in AFN provides Sealaska with a forum to address statewide issues of concern to the Alaska Native community, as well as to highlight issues specific to Southeast Alaska. The event will be held at the Randy Peters Catering and Event Center, 105 Vernon Street R As we near the end of 2019, Sealaska can look back and be proud of another successful year due to our business growth. Her clan is raven dogsalmon (from the Log Jam House in Angoon), and her ethnicity is Black/Tlingit/Welsh.Letter from Board Chair Joe Nelson:#JusticeforGeorgeFloydOutraged.Yes.Outraged after watching Officer Derek Chauvin murder George Floyd.Outraged after watching Officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng aid in Chauvins murder of Mr. Floyd, an unarmed black man accused of spending a fake $20 bill.Outraged because our civili Several shareholders have asked how the coronavirus pandemic has affected our business. Those eligible for early bird prizes submitted their proxy on or before June 7, 2019. will have their dividends withheld until records are updated. Shareholders Nominated for Work on Molly of Denali at the Emmys, Community Event Connects Alaska Native Youth To Ski And Snowboard Opportunities, Record number of shareholders participate in virtual holiday party, Toyaxsut nsm, Hwaa, Gunalchesh, Thank You Veteran Sylvester Peele, 2023 Summer Internship Information Session Held on Nov. 28, Memorial totem pole honors MMIW, Judylee Guthrie of Hydaburg, Toyaxsut nsm, Hwaa, Gunalchesh, Thank You Veteran Fred Peratrovich, Codefy Training and Internship Creates New Opportunities for Rural Workforce Entrants, Sealaska Celebrates Dr. Walter Soboleff Day 2022, Toyaxsut nsm, Hwaa, Gunalchesh, Thank You Veteran Aaron Isaacs, Sealaska Distribution Overview Recap Fall 2022, Shareholder Newsletter Special Edition Descendants, Letter from the Board Youth Advisor Connor Ulmer, Allen Sisters Celebrate Increased Voting Rights with Class D Shares, Internship Applications Now Open for 2023 Program, Sealaska Announces Fall 2022 Distribution, Six Shareholders Selected to Join Shareholder Participation Committees, Jon Rowan Honored for 30 Years of Teaching, Externship Participant Explores, Advocates Through ICWA Role, Sealaska Shares Advocacy Update in Policy Forum, Sealaska Celebrates, Continues Support as Peltola is Sworn In, From the Sealaska Shareholder Newsletter: Representation Matters, From the Sealaska Shareholder Newsletter: Comparing Native Corporations and Public Companies, From the Sealaska Shareholder Newsletter: Management Report from President and CEO Anthony Mallott, Landless Legislation to Receive Senate Hearing in September, Shareholder Support Needed Now, Alaska Voters Head to the Polls for Primary and Special Election, Q&A with 2022 Board Youth Advisor: Connor Ulmer, Report to Shareholders: Sealaska Board of Directors Meeting July 28-29, Doctoral Student in Alaskan Native Studies Wins Judson Brown Scholarship, Sealaska Board Endorses Murkowski, Peltola, Walker-Drygas; Opposes Constitutional Convention, Sealaska Scholarship Recipient Follows her Dreams, Apply for Student Sponsorship to the AISES National Conference 2022, Seacoast Trust Reaches First Major Fundraising Milestone of $20 Million, How to Enroll Guide Makes Descendant Application Easy, Alaska Special Election Virtual Information Session Recap, Sealaska Encourages Support for Mary Peltola for Congress, Causeway Geotech to Join Sealaskas Ocean Health Business Platform, Causeway Geotech Brings Skill and Passion for People and Planet to Sealaskas Ocean Health Work, Blood Quantum Resolution Passes, Incumbents Retained in Sealaska Election, Q&A: Enrollment for Class D (Descendant) Stock. The dividend was declared at a board meeting in Sitka on Friday, April 14 and will be distributed on Friday, April 21, 2023. Major General Thad Martin from the CT National Guard gets help cutting the ceremony ribbon from CT Governor . To ensure your enrollment is complete or updates are finalized, please reach out to Shareholder Relations immediately rather than waiting until Monday. The event was part of a month-long campaign hosted by Sealaska in March that focus Sealaska invests in Southeast Alaska businesses through a yearly commitment to Spruce Root, Inc. Canadas federal government is recognizing the Sealaska held a special showing of the documentary Tlatsini Journey of the Taku Kwaan on Monday, Sept. 27. We are excited to welcome new descendant shareholders to the company. The distribution will take place on Friday, April 21. Q: How much is my check? The Board of Directors will make a fina SEALASKA STOCK ENROLLMENT PROCESS IS 100% ONLINE The enrollment process was recently simplified, eliminating notarization requirements. The totem now stands in the newly named Veterans Memorial Totem Park. Issuing dividends two weeks earlier than usual underscores Sealaskas commitment to our shareholders during this challenging time.Throughout the p Sealaska is pleased to announce the nomination of Joe Nelson as the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) board co-chair. Next. Those communities include the five southeast communities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Haines and Tenakee Springs. The meeting will also feature:A celebration of Sealas Jess Johnson, 2022 Sealaska Scholarship recipient.Knowing Sealaska is rooting for me is much more meaningful than just the money.This spring, look for stories from some of Sealaskas scholarship recipients. Sealaska has been actively engaged in supporting healthy salmon habitat in Alaska for decades by helping develop policies and recommending actions toward ensuring these salmon runs remain healthy and viable into the future. The distribution includes $2.8 million in earnings from Marjorie V. Young Shareholder Permanent Fund, $7.6 in operations income, and $5.1 million in Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Section 7 (j) natural resource revenue sharing funds. this is the last day for shareholders to enroll, make changes to stock or gift stock ahead of the spring distribution. Sealaska will hold a webcast of the annual meeting, which will be available to shareholders through the MySealaska.com shareholder portal. The Marjorie V. Young Shareholder Permanent Fund, ANCSA Section 7(i) Resource Revenue Sharing. GOTNV Southeast, is hosting public forums featuring discussions with candidates in upcoming state and local elections over the next few weeks. Sealaska strives to see our investments reflect this intergenerational thinking.. Addresses must be updated by Monday, April 18 to ensure your check is sent to the correct address. Currently, a critical situation exists with the disappearance of indigenous languages around the world. A letter from Sealaska board chair Joe Nelson The work and passion by HAL board meets in Ketchikan, September 2019The Haa Aan, LLC (HAL) board convened its quarterly meeting in September in Ketchikan and later traveled to Prince of Wales Island for a closer look at operations there. Sealaska distributions aremade up of income from three sources: Only shareholders who hold Class B (urban) and Class C (at-large) shares receive 7(i) Resource Revenue Sharing funds directly from Sealaska. Grandas career in law enforcement began in 1997 with the Sitka Police Department, where he served for nearly four years. Part of that identity involves giving the platform a name.Woocheen is a name that was carefully chosen for the deep meaning of the Tlingit word Wooch.en that inspired it, a word that speaks to Sealaskas board of directors approved a $21.3 million distribution to shareholders when it met Friday, April 8. in 1927. Changes to federal tax law in 2017allow Native corporations to make contributions to a settlement trust using pre-tax dollars. Sealaska believes in their dreams. Deishis an area utilized by the Chilkat village that was located where the community of Haines is located. Byron Mallott. We will also be looking forward to the next 100 years as we speed toward our 50th anniversary. Beyond the day-to-day work experiences, they spent ten weeks surrounded by their Alaska Native culture, learning new skills by McKenna Hunt, Sealaska2018 communications summer intern Picture this. Many of our family members are considering enrolling or are in the process. Those priorities are the road map to our public policy work and help guide the shareholder benefits we are grateful to be able to provide through the success of our businesses.In 2021, Sealaskas board and executive leadership launched what will be a multiyear effort to hold leadership meetings in communities where our shareholders live in high concentrations. 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. Successful businesses helping to benefit people and planet The distribution, which was issued to those with direct deposit today, is the third made through the Sealaska Settlement Trust, which was established by shareholder vote in 2021.