Alaska native corportations (ANC) were formed when Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 in response to a rise in native activism and pressure from oil companies to smooth the path for a trans-Alaska pipeline after oil was discovered in 1968.
The act allotted 40 million acres of land for division among 12 regional native corporations and 220 village corporations. The law was intended to settle longstanding land claims by Alaska natives and provide economic opportunities.
Alaska natives and descendants born before 1971 were allowed to receive 100 shares in their village corporation and regional corporation.
There were originally twelve Alaska regional corporations. In 1975, a 13th corporation formed to represent Alaska natives residing outside the state of Alaska.
Over the years, some village corporations merged with each other or with their regional corporation. Today there are 198 village corporations, according to the Alaska Division of Banking and Securities.
Evansville, Incorporated is the Native village corporation for the Evansville Village and was incorporated and organized in accordance with the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), of 1971, Section 8 and the laws of the State of Alaska.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, known as ANCSA, has been called an extraordinary experiment in relations between the federal government and the indigenous peoples of Alaska. Here is a brief explanation of how that works.
Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc. (AKI) was incorporated on June 29, 1979, as a result of the merger of Natives of Akhiok, Inc. and Kaguyak, Inc., both originally incorporated as village corporations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
Alaska native corportations (ANC) were formed when Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 in response to a rise in native activism and pressure from oil companies to smooth the path for a trans-Alaska pipeline after oil…
Akiachak, Limited is a native corporation representing the village of Akiachak. Akiachak is located on the west bank of the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Bethel, Alaska.
