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Native Village of Eyak Receives $40 Million Grant to Construct Oil Spill Response Facility
This facility will serve as a multi-modal transportation and oil spill emergency response center and will provide a central location for the tribal members and members of the broader community to develop marine support services.
Fairbanks Appointed Associate Justice
Tlingit & Haida welcomes Cheryl Demmert Fairbanks as the newly appointed Associate Justice for Tribal Court. As an Associate Justice, Fairbanks serves on Tlingit & Haida’s Supreme Court and hears all appeals of Trial Court or subordinate Court decisions.
Groundbreaking Municipal/Tribal Relations Ordinance Passes Anchorage Assembly
AO No. 2020-137 (S) formalizes into code government-to-government relations between the Municipality of Anchorage and the Native Village of Eklutna.
Tlingit & Haida Hire Soboleff As Grants and Resource Director
The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced the hire of Nathan Soboleff as Grants and Resources Director.
Akiak Technology Accepted into SBA (8)a Program
Akiak Technology is owned by Akiak Native Community, a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe, and is an IT consulting business “with expertise in digital transformation.”
Makushin Geothermal Power Project End-of-Year Update
Chena Power and Ounalashka Corporation provide and update on their Makushin Geothermal Power Project, which is anticipated to provide geothermal power to the City of Unalaska in 2023.


Pacific Dataport Signs Teaming Agreement with Teya Development for US Government Broadband Sales
Pacific Dataport has signed a teaming agreement with Teya Development Company to secure contracts with various government agencies for the purchase of HTS broadband capacity and related services on the Aurora GEO HTS satellite network and the OneWeb low-earth orbit satellite network.
SHI Sends 1,300 Learning Kits to Six Communities
The “Maker Kits” were delivered to middle schools in Angoon, Sitka, Hoonah, Wrangell, Klawock, and Juneau and are meant to help children learn basic fundamentals of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math in a hands-on, engaging way.
AIH Purchases Sam’s Club Warehouse in South Anchorage
BSNC subsidiary AIH will open a retail storefront, order fulfillment, and replenishment center at that location in spring 2021.
Op-Ed: The Future of the EVOS Trust Should Be Determined by and for the People
According to Koniag President Shauna Hegna and Chugach Alaska President and CEO Sheri Buretta, it’s time to talk about the future of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trust—what it should benefit and preserve, as well as what it shouldn’t.
Op-Ed: Taking a Stand for the Chugach Shareholders, Communities, and Region
Chugach Alaska Corporation President and CEO Sheri Buretta supports a proposal for the remaining $150 million in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trust that would allow for permanent restoration work in the spill zone—and is calling on the public to make their support heard as well.
State Agencies and ANTHC Are Partnering to Address Coastal Erosion Threats to Alaska Communities
State agencies are joining with ANTHC to plan a comprehensive response to the erosion and flooding that threatens rural Alaska Native communities using a $1.36 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coastal Resilience Fund.


In This Issue
Automating & Advancing
January 2021
Imagine hosting an event with an array of prospective clients in attendance, and the first slide of your presentation reads: “Here Is Exactly How Not to Hire Us.” It seems counterintuitive, but this is precisely what ARM Creative has done with its educational event series: SOTI.