Native Corporations

Sealaska Institute awards $410K in scholarships

Sealaska Heritage Institute officials say the nonprofit tribal organization has awarded nearly $410,000 in scholarships to shareholders and their descendants.

Former Army Corps employee pleads guilty in fraud scheme

A former Army Corps of Engineers employee has pleaded guilty to his role in a $30 million bribery and kickback scheme involving the awarding of government contracts to a subsidiary of an Alaska Native corporation.

Calista Corp. dividends expected to total $4M

Calista Corp. officials say the Native regional corporation will issue shareholder dividends totaling nearly $4 million this year.

Arctic Slope Regional Corp. announces spring dividend

Arctic Slope Regional Corp.'s 11,000 shareholders will receive $10.38 per share. The average shareholder owns 100 shares and will get $1,038. The dividend will be issued April 13.

Former Native corp executive admits to guilt in bribery case

A former Alaska Native corporation executive on Tuesday admitted his role in a $28 million bribery scheme involving the awarding of government contracts and is cooperating with prosecutors in their continuing investigation.

Southeast land deal threatens old-growth trees, Audubon says

More than 12,000 acres of the Tongass National Forest's oldest and largest trees are being targeted for logging under a bill that would place wide swathes of forest lands in private hands, an Audubon report says.

CIRI wins big with Alaska Supreme Court decision

The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lower court ruling that the Native corporation Cook Inlet Region Inc. had to pay damages to a former business partner, John Ellsworth, who cheated it out of more than $7 million.

Audit takes new dig at Native corporation contracting benefit

The debate over the sole-source contracting privileges that Alaska Native corporations have used to make billions of dollars is flaring in Congress with a new government audit that finds lax oversight.

Read the GAO report on Alaska Native corporations

Plea deal set in Army Corps contracting fraud case

A former Army Corps employee has agreed to plead guilty for his role in what prosecutors say may be one of the largest frauds involving U.S. government contracts. An ex-employee of an Alaska Native corporation is also charged in the scheme.

Details of contracting scam revealed in court documents

The plan was straightforward but effective: A tight team of government employees and savvy contractors, including one from an Alaska Native corporation, allegedly inflated invoices by $20 million, approved them and split the proceeds.

Ex-Native corporation offiicial remains jailed in bribe case

Idaho contracting company plans to hire workers

An Idaho-based government contracting company owned by an Alaska Native corporation plans to hire 100 workers in 2012 as demand rises for its demolition, construction and hazardous-waste cleanup services.

RURAL BLOG: THE VILLAGE

Tribe bills Native corporation for $500,000 in 'taxes'

A Southcentral tribe known for pushing the boundaries of its government sovereignty powers is attempting to levy a $500,000 on its regional Alaska Native corporation.

Iced-in Nome facing expense of fuel shipments by airplane

Nome could be looking at a very costly winter: $9-a-gallon gasoline. The coastal city of more than 3,500 residents is iced in, and a massive winter storm earlier this month prevented a barge that usually carries fuel from getting to shore.

Doyon gives a million for new health center

The Alaska Native regional corporation for Interior Alaska will make a $1 million contribution in support of a health center.

Tanana Chiefs wins borough tax case

The state's highest court has ruled in favor of the Tanana Chiefs Conference in a tax case.

Ethics complaint filed against tribal official

An ethics complaint has been filed against a member of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.

Arctic Slope dividend payout amount released

The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation board has announced its fall dividend of $34.31 per share.

Arctic Slope declares dividend of $34.31

The Arctic Slope Regional Corp. board has announced its fall dividend of $34.31 per share.

Ex-Native corporation offiicial remains jailed in bribe case

A former executive with an Alaska Native corporation subsidiary charged in what federal prosecutors call one of the largest government contracting frauds in the country's history will remain behind bars, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Sale of Fire Island wind power to Chugach Electric gets OK

Regulators have approved a deal for Chugach Electric Association to buy Fire Island wind power, a move that should allow Cook Inlet Region Inc. to go ahead and build a windmill farm on the island.

Regulatory Commission of Alaska ruling

Kake Tribal Corp. agrees to sell utility to Pelican

An Alaska Native corporation has agreed to sell its utility and other assets to the city of Pelican.