LET’S CONNECT
As Sealaska enters 2020, we will be looking back at another record year in profitability. We will also be looking forward to the next 100 years as we speed toward our 50th anniversary. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act is by no means perfect or final. The act has been amended many times. It will … Continued
The 2020 annual meeting of shareholders will be held in Angoon, AK Saturday, June 27, 2020. The meeting will be held at the Angoon High School Gymnasium. Live webcast will be available. Independent Candidates and Shareholder Resolutions Information Shareholders who wish to submit a resolution to Sealaska for a shareholder vote, the deadline for receipt … Continued
Kellen London is one of 62 part-time students who were awarded Sealaska scholarships in 2019. Last year was the first year the scholarship program included part-time students. Some might think that being a part-time student means going back to school while raising kids or pursuing a second career. Or maybe it means finishing the degree … Continued
Every year, four or five directors are elected to the board for a three-year term. In the last couple of years independent candidates have been elected along with board-endorsed candidates. The board of directors is encouraging qualified shareholders to run as board-endorsed candidates or independently. Shareholders who would like to be considered for a board … Continued
Stephanie Jenkins is one of 62 part-time students who were awarded Sealaska scholarships in 2019. Last year was the first year the scholarship program included part-time students. 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 identity … Continued
We have created an option for shareholders to receive information electronically from Sealaska. If you choose this option, the following information will be sent to your inbox rather than your mailbox! HOW TO GO GREEN To opt-in for electronic delivery of information (Go Green) you need a MySealaska.com account. If you already have an account, … Continued
Sealaska would like to connect with Southcentral Alaska area shareholders. Members of the Shareholder Relations Department will be at 23rd Annual Southcentral Foundation Gathering on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Dena’ina Civic Center. Please stop by our Sealaska booth to learn about: About Event 23rd Annual Gathering, hosted by Southcentral FoundationSaturday, February 8, 202010:30 a.m. … Continued
Message from Shareholder Vicki Soboleff We just finished our first weaving classes, thanks to Sealaska’s Carving and Bark Program! Classes were held August 2019, through January 20, 2020. It was such a treat to teach the class alongside assistant teachers Fredrick Anderson and Carrie Sykes. I lived in Alaska for 48 years of my life … Continued
Katu Allen is Tlingit but she grew up separated from her traditional homelands in Southeast Alaska. Over the last few years, she has found what she calls a flotation device and beacon of knowledge that helps her reconnect with her identity. Helping Katu and many others is DonnaRae (Klinklia) James, president of the San Francisco … Continued
Attention Sealaska students! Scholarship applications for the 2020–2021 academic year are now open to Sealaska shareholder and descendant students. Every year Sealaska awards hundreds of full-time and part-time merit-based scholarships to our student leaders. Since 1981, Sealaska has been funding scholarships as part of our long-time commitment to education. Scholarship recipients have gone on to … Continued
