Bering Straits Native Corporation

About Bering Straits Native Corporation

Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) is an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) regional corporation for the Bering Strait and Norton Sound region and is owned by more than 8,000 Alaska Native shareholders. The BSNC region is located in Northwest Alaska and is home to three culturally distinct people: Inupiat, Siberian Yupik and Central Yup'ik. BSNC actively pursues responsible development of resources and other business opportunities. Through its subsidiaries, BSNC serves the federal government and commercial customers. BSNC owns and manages the subsurface estate of the region's 17 village corporations (approximately 2 million acres), as well as the surface and subsurface estates of an additional 145,000 acres. The Corporation is headquartered in Nome, Alaska, and its primary business office is located in Anchorage, Alaska. BSNC has site locations throughout Alaska, across the United States and internationally.