Bristol Bay Native

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The learning curve during the first decade was
phenomenal learn about the Act, learn about
business (competition, financial statements,
management), learn about corporations, choose a
CEO, select land, pick investments, and
communicate all this to the shareholders. Harvey
Samuelson BBNC Director and Former President
Bristol Bay Native Corporation
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• 150 miles southeast of Anchorage, Alaska
• Total land 34 million acres or 40,000 square
  miles
• ANCSA subsurface conveyance 2.7 million acres
• ANCSA surface and subsurface conveyance 101,500
  acres

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Bristol Bay
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• Wood-Tikchik State Park (largest state park
  system in United States)
• Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
• Katmai National Park and Preserve
• Becharof National Wildlife Refuge

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• Black sand beaches
• Mountain ranges
• Lowland tundra
• Wetlands
• Volcanoes
• Abundant flora and fauna
• Wild and scenic rivers

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• 29 villages
• Eskimo, Aleut, and Athabascan people
• Each have own distinct Native language and
  dialect
• Local arts and crafts

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• World-renowned salmon runs
• King, sockeye, silver, chum, pink
• Plus rainbow trout, arctic char, grayling,
  northern pike, lake trout, and Dolly Varden
• Beluga whales and orcas follow salmon runs

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• Caribou
• Moose
• Bear
• Walrus
• Beaver
• Porcupine
• Otter
• Fox

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• Wildlife viewing
• Boating and rafting
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Traditional subsistence activities
• Air tours
• Hiking
• Cannery and museum tours
• Historic sites

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• Subsistence
• Commercial Fishing
• Government
• Tourism
• Construction

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• ANCSA capital received
• 32 million
• 3 million acres
• Major investments
• Peter Pan Seafoods 13 million gain
• Hilton Hotel 46 million gain

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• Revenue 1 billion
• Investment portfolio gt100 million today
• Dividends have increased steadily from 1 to
  8.60 annuallytotaling over 75 million since
  1971

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• Formed educational foundation with endowment in
  order to grant scholarships
• Given over 1.4 m
• Established shareholder management training
  program, Training Without Walls

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Bristol Bay Native Corporation
The outlook is fabulous. You can be anything you
want to be. Roger Lang Alaska Federation of
Natives President