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2013 Graduates pg. 6

2013 While being raised by my grandmother, Nellie Karmun, I never imagined, for a single

instant, that one day I would be standing in front of the general assembly at the United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples delivering a message on behalf of the Arctic Caucus. While we have dreams and goals, we never truly know where our paths in life will lead us. The important thing is to do all you can to be prepared for whatever the future has in store.

Looking at the photos of the shareholder graduates as we prepared this issue of the Hunter, I tried to imagine what their lives will be like in the future. Will one of them be NANA’s president, or the borough mayor, Alaska’s next senator, or the Secretary of State? Which ones become artists, engineers, accountants, or work at Red Dog Mine?

Graduating from high school, trade school, or post-secondary institutions is a great accomplishment and a stepping stone on the way to success. I applaud all the graduates.

Success in life doesn’t happen overnight, it is the culmination of a series of small choices we make every day.

One positive choice shareholders can make is to reach out for assistance

and advice. The NANA shareholder development specialists (story below) can help shareholders map out a path to their personal and professional goals, connect them with resources and assistance from NANA and other organizations, and help them achieve their vision of the future. I urge all shareholders to contact the shareholder development specialist near you.

Each person is responsible for making the most of their own lives. But, we also have responsibility to each other. Develop your talents to the fullest, not only so you can live your own life, but to contribute to the betterment of your family and community.

While I never imagined myself in the role I am in today when I was 18, I was guided by the Elders and my family to be of service to our people. I can tell you that, while service is not always an easy road, it creates opportunities to connect with others and grow as a person.

As you consider all the possibilities that are in front of you, be mindful of the fact that each of us, no matter what age or phase of life, together we are creating the future for our people. That is a great responsibility, but one that has been met by countless generations before us. When the way seems hard, we can draw strength from that and each other.

To the graduates, I pray that God will bless you and guide you on your journey, and regardless of where life leads you, you will always be able to find your way back home.

Marie N. Greene in Alta, Norway at the Global Indigenous Preparatory Conference for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, hosted by the Sámi Parliament of Norway.

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NANA is pleased to announce a range of shareholder development services now available

through the newly formed shareholder development division. The division, staffed by 12 shareholder development specialists, works directly with

shareholders to assist them in identifying and reaching personal, educational, and career goals. This division is housed in the Shareholder Relations department and directed by Agnes Bernhardt.

“NANA works hard to respond to changing shareholder needs and to make them aware of opportunities available to them,” said Gia Hanna, vice president of Shareholder Relations.

The new NANA Shareholder Development Specialists are based in each NANA community to assist individual shareholders with achieving their life goals. (L to R): Bertha Commack (Shungnak), Bonita Barr (Deering), Agnes Bernhardt - Director (Kobuk), Cheryl Curtis (Kiana), Mary Jayne Ramoth (Ambler), James Henry (Buckland), Kelly Soxie (Noatak), Ellen Coffin (Noorvik), Andrea Henry (Selawik), Kristen Jackson (Kotzebue), Janissa Reich ( Anchorage), Josie Adams (Kivalina, not pictured).

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May - June 2013 | Volume 35

Published by NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.

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Field Season 2013

The summer field season is always a busy time for natural resources production and exploration on

NANA lands and on adjoining state lands. Responsible resource development creates many opportunities for individual NANA

Red Dog MineYear-to-date, zinc and lead concentrate production at the mine is above plan due to softer ore. Currently, seven NANA companies hold contracts at the mine and crews are gearing up for the 100-day shipping season. Five Tuuq drilling rigs are assisting Teck with drilling and exploration. Teck is continuing its geological mapping and rock sampling in the Red Dog District.

FairhavenA small, six-to-eight person field crew is working this summer out of Independence Camp south of Candle. The focus is on gold and base metal exploration. NANA shareholders James Mills (Noatak), Allen Adams (Kivalina) and Alex Henry (Kenai/Soldotna) are crew members and are conducting geological exploration work on NANA and NANA held state claims through the end of July. No drilling will occur.

UKMPThe Bornite Camp opened on May 1, 2013, and is expected to close in late August. Drilling this summer is in the immediate Bornite area, with 7,500 meters planned. NANA continues its engagement with NovaCopper as part of the Oversight Committee for the project. The next committee meeting is scheduled for August 8, 2013, at the Bornite Camp. A UKMP Subsistence Committee is currently being formed for the villages of Kobuk, Shungnak, Ambler, Kiana, Noorvik and Selawik with the cooperation and advisement of those communities. Community updates and visits will continue throughout the summer.

NANA GravelUnder current policies NANA Shareholders living in the region are entitled to up to 100 cubic yards of gravel per year. Requests should be submitted in writing to the Natural Resource specialist/gravel point of contact in Anchorage or to the local site manager. Currently the tribal entities in Noorvik and Buckland are each managing their own sites, with others (Kiana and Deering) soon to follow. Please submit your gravel request in writing to Elia Sakeagak, 3150 C St., Anchorage, Alaska 99503 or by email elia.sakeagak2@nana.com. You may also reach her by telephone at 907-265-3758.

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Exploration Scoping Feasibility Permitting Construction Production Closure

Why is exploration important?It takes, on average, 20-30 years for most mineral projects to go from exploration to development. With this time frame in mind, NANA engages in exploration today so we can create employment opportunities, corporate dividends and a strong NANA region for the future.

Lands Update The NANA region is blessed with minerals of value in the subsurface of our lands. Responsibly developing these minerals could be important to NANA's future and the future of the region.

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The Lands department team traveled with members of the Natural Resources department and the Village Economic Development department to the NANA region in May and June to provide updates on NANA’s Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Conveyances, the 14(c) status, the Trespass Program, NANA Lands Mapping project and other land related topics.

Article 8 Lands Committee

The Lands Department met with the Article 8 Committee for the Upper

Kobuk on May 24, 2013. The committee approved a resolution authorizing staff to work with the Department of Transportation (DOT) on a permit or easement for construction of an access road to the new gravel site for the community of Ambler.

Trespass Program

Staff attended the Unit 23 Game Management Working Group meeting in Kotzebue. This meeting covered updates on the Western Arctic Herd population, caribou and moose harvest data, the

2012 hunting season and the upcoming 2013 season. NANA is working with Purcell Security to prepare for the upcoming season and to plan the trespass officer training program. In total, 10 trespass officers are hired by NANA during the fall hunt. This year, two additional officers will be hired to cover the Kivalina area. The trespass officer positions are currently being advertised. To fill out an application, log on to www.nana.com/employment or visit the shareholder development specialist in your community.

shareholders, the region as a whole, and for NANA service companies contracting with the projects. Field season brings jobs to the region and, at the peak, more than 100 will be employed by work associated with these projects.

Inquiries or comments about field season activities can be sent to naturalresources@nana.com or by calling 1(907)265-4360.

NANA Vice President of Lands and Regional Affairs, Walter Sampson, speaks at a Lands Meeting in Buckland.

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The 2013 Native Youth Olympics (NYO), April 25-27, 2013 in Anchorage, Alaska, featured exciting athleticism and great sportsmanship as students from across the state competed in traditional sports. NANA was again a proud sponsor of this Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) hosted event that brings middle and high school students together to appreciate Alaska Native traditions, values and ways of life.

NANA sponsored the One-Foot High Kick and presented awards to this year’s male and female medalists alongside shareholder, Tim Field. Field has been a top competitor in the event and holds the NYO state record at 114 inches.

The Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD) team was coached by Lance Kramer and chaperoned by Leslie Zibell. Team members included: Brettlyn Reich (Kotzebue), Ethan Hadley (Buckland), Loren Fields (Kotzebue), Gary Eakin (Kotzebue), Stephen Hyatt (Kotzebue), Rocci Mills-Bain (Kotzebue), Flora Tebbits (Noorvik), Brittnee Mills (Noatak), and Debra Hersrud (Noorvik).

This year, in addition to event sponsorship, NANA supported the NWABSD team with new sweat suits and a banner to carry in the opening ceremonies.

Congratulations to all the athletes, you represented the region well!

Native Youth Olympics 2013

Members of the Northwest Arctic Borough School District NYO team gathered before the opening ceremonies. (L to R) Stephen Hyatt, Brittnee Mills, Gary Eakin, Loren Fields, Ethan Hadley, Rocci Mills-Bain.

Elia Sakeagak (NRC), Angela Snyder (NOSI) and Annette Zella (NDC) participated in the 2013 Alaska Run for Women as members of the One NANA team.

Lila Moto (NDC) and Laura Orenga, shareholder development intern at NDC, together at the Alaska Run for Women.

NANA Team Races to the Finish Line for Women's Health

Early in the morning on Saturday, June 8, women from throughout the NANA family of companies

gathered under the giant pink arch marking the finish line of the 2013 Alaska Run for Women. Among our NANA team were coworkers, daughters, moms, sisters, cousins and friends.

All were there to raise awareness about breast cancer and women’s health.

This year, fifty women joined the NANA team to walk or run in the event. Many team members wore special cards pinned to their shirts in honor or in memory of a loved one affected by breast cancer. NANA is a proud sponsor of this event.

Shareholders Sonny and Cora Henry and their family stopped by the NANA booth after watching the One-Foot High Kick event.

Debra Hersrud, from Noorvik, competed in the Indian Stick Pull, taking fifth place for the NWABSD team.

NWABSD team visited the NANA Regional Corporation booth during the games.

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In addition to the interns at NANA Regional Corporation, NANA Development Corporation has

31 working at five NANA companies and more may be hired throughout the summer. Several of the interns have come back for a second and third internship with NANA, working in new fields at NANA businesses.

NANA's Shareholder Summer Interns

Alaska Technical Center Holds Core Driller’s Helper Training

Melanie Schuerch is working as a project coordinator for Five Rivers Services, a federal contracting company based in Colorado Springs, Colo. Since beginning her internship, the Fort Lewis College freshman, says she’s worked in several departments, learning the ropes of what it takes to thrive in a federal contracting company. She’s worked in the contracting office, the HR department, programs, and projects relations and just completed a week in business development.

Forest Williams, a senior at Fort Lewis College in Colorado, first began interning with NANA two summers ago, working with Akima in their accounting department and then for DOWL HKM. Through his experience interning he’s become more comfortable in the professional world.

This summer, he’s working with NANA WorleyParsons, a NANA engineering firm, on locating power generators in Anchorage. He said he is gaining an understanding about solar energy and project management.

As companies prepare to begin core drilling near Red Dog Mine this spring, 16 northwest Alaska

residents were trained in the basics of assisting drillers, in hopes of becoming employed. The Core Driller’s Helper Training program is a collaborative effort between NANA Development Corporation’s subsidiary, Tuuq Drilling, LLC, subcontractor Ruen Drilling, Incorporated, and the Alaska Technical Center in Kotzebue. The 40-hour course includes a combination of classroom instruction and hands on learning.

Although no jobs are guaranteed, Thom Schmidt, health, safety and

environmental director for Ruen Drilling, said training events like these are a great opportunity to scout out local talent, as the company gets ready to drill at the nearby Red Dog Mine, one of the largest producers of zinc in the world. “Some of the guys, even ones who have never worked in mining before, really showed an aptitude for the work,” said Schmidt.

Tuuq Drilling General Manager Mike Baker said up to 20 entry-level workers are needed to help, as NANA looks for more core deposits at Red Dog and possibly at Bornite in the Ambler Mining District 200 miles away. “Tuuq doesn’t have people trained on the

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“By looking at data, we saw a need for local, direct service to help shareholders create pathways to attaining personal and professional goals. The shareholder development specialists will meet this need.”

Located in each NANA office in Northwest Alaska, and at the NANA office in Anchorage, the shareholder development specialists connect people with information about post-secondary education, training, and grants and scholarships. By working together, and focusing on job readiness, shareholder development specialists and shareholders increase the capacity of the region, and help shareholders reach their personal goals.

Shareholder Employment and Development at NANA companies

The Shareholder Employment and Development (SHED) department continues to connect shareholders with employment opportunities at the NANA family of companies.

In addition to working with NANA companies to reach their shareholder employment and development goals, the SHED team provides a wide range of services to shareholders seeking employment, or already employed within the NANA family of companies. By conducting job placement searches, holding employability workshops and orchestrating the company-wide internship program, SHED is able to help connect shareholders with opportunities at NANA.

“Because we’re so closely connected to our businesses, we understand what the job opportunities are,” said Kristina Patrick, SHED senior director. “We take what has been successful in one company in terms of shareholder hire and duplicate it at another subsidiary.”

With their complementary missions, the shareholder development specialists and SHED are working to help shareholders, and NANA, achieve goals and be successful.

For more information about shareholder development specialists, call 1 (800) 478 3301 or email shareholderrelations@nana.com.

To reach SHED, call (907) 265-4100, toll-free at (800) 478-2000, or email shed@nana.com.

drills. In our partnership with Ruen, we have similar goals, like getting the work and making a profit. But we also have a goal of helping NANA shareholders learn to drill and eventually have a company run completely by the shareholders,” said Baker.

The training ended March 30, with an additional 16 hours of Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) training. A critical component of training for anyone wishing to work in the mining industry.

Kristina Patrick (left) is senior director of Shareholder Employment and Development at NANA Development Corporation.

This year, the shareholder employment and development department is trying something new. They’ve hired an intern to run the internship program.

Meet, Laura Orenga de Gaffory, shareholder employment and development events coordinator intern and senior at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). From Eagle River, Orenga de Gaffory is the events coordinator for the internship program. She’s been tasked with scheduling and implementing the summer workshop series.

This is Orenga de Gaffory’s first internship with NANA. She says she’s been able to utilize her sociology studies often enough by people-watching and understanding how the interns interact, especially in a professional setting.

The interns attend weekly workshops to prepare them for working in a corporate environment. They learn practical office system skills like using Microsoft Office. They also go through an orientation regarding professionalism. These skills will help them navigate in the corporate world.

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1. NRC board member Ron Moto Sr. learns about the Abbeville operations from plant manager Lee Bordelon Jr. The Abbeville facility is on 17 acres on the Vermilion River, which flows through to the Gulf of Mexico. The yard has 22,000 square feet of covered shop space with overhead cranes, and one of the only indoor, climate-controlled paint facilities in the region. Lee Bordelon Jr. worked at the plant for his father until his promotion to manager. His father now works for GIS at their headquarters office in Galliano, Louisiana.

2. At Port Fourchon, board members invited shareholder Robert Cleveland and his crew onto the air conditioned bus for cold water and a brief break from their task of loading 8,000 bags of material

Board Members Visit GIS Facilities in Louisiana; Meet with Shareholder Employees

Every year, the NDC board visits some of our subsidiary locations to learn more about their operations

and meet with clients and employees. In June, the board visited GIS Oilfield Services facilities in Louisiana. The first day, GIS board members held their regular board meeting while other NRC board members toured

the Abbeville Fabrication Facility, where GIS is working on a number of projects for clients in the Gulf of Mexico. The next day, board members along with Marie Greene, President/CEO of NRC, visited a number of GIS facilities including the logistics facility, Galliano office, safety training facilities, and the yard at Port Fourchon.

onto boats. Board member Henry Horner talks with crane operator Michael Baudoin while Robert looks on. Not pictured are Shedarion Davis of Shabuta, Mississippi; Xavier Funches of Fayette, Mississippi; and Nicholas Smith of Chauvin, Louisiana. The GIS Port Fourchon facility provides material storage and transfer services to oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico.

3. Shareholder Jay Kennedy takes a brief break from welding at the Galliano facility to say goodbye to visiting board members. Jay has completed his welding certification, passing a series of written and practical tests, and is now qualified to be a welder anywhere in the world.

4. Board members Henry Horner, Ron Moto Sr., Linda Lee, and Alice Moore, along with NDC President Helvi Sandvik and NRC President/CEO Marie Greene with shareholder Jace Baker.

5. Board member Henry Horner is dwarfed by a large crane at the Abbeville facility. The crane is used to load and unload materials and finished components completed by the fabrication plant workers.

6. The logistics facility is also home to GIS employees from the Philippines, who live there in between their shifts offshore. Ronald Cabico, in blue, played the guitar and sang a Filipino song for board members. Employee Rey Dalangin is in white. Board members Dood Lincoln, Luke Sampson, Linda Lee, Henry

Horner, Alice Moore and Lowell Sage are also pictured. Later, Lowell Sage led the group in a prayer to bless the facilities and workers, joined by Ronald and Rey.

7. NDC President Helvi Sandvik, NDC Board Chair Luke Sampson, board members Robert Sampson, Don Sheldon and Janice Westlake-Reich, and NRC President/CEO Marie Greene with shareholder James Wells from Noorvik, who lives at the facility. The GIS logistics facility, also known as the “bunkhouse,” includes shared rooms, recreation facilities, laundry service, and a cafeteria serving three meals a day – very similar to camps at Red Dog Mine or on the North Slope.

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CongratulationsGraduates

Ambler Kindergarten

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(L to R) Stephanie Washington, Leah Thomas, Michael Sheldon Jr., Norman Lee, Janet Jones, Lyle Hadley, Esther Hadley, Amelia Hadley, Tamara Geary, Stevie Gavin, Lila Barger, Trasi Armstrong, April Ahkpuk.

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(L to R) Summer Weber, Mickey Washington, Nolan Ticket, Nicole Ticket, Nickolas Ticket, Herbert Thomas, Savanna Swan, Cadence Swan, Boz Sheldon, Kaylene Oviok, Daisy Lee, Tony Jones III, Willie Hadley Jr., Taishaun Hadley, Andrea Hadley, Charles Foster Jr., Zoe Curtis, Harold Curtis, Adrian Ballot.

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2013 Kivalina high school graduates Rita Ramoth and Shield Stalker.

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2013 graduate Alfred “Putu” Foxglove Jr. from Kobuk, Alaska.

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2013 June Nelson Elementary School graduates from Kotzebue, Alaska.

Kotzebue High School

(L to R) back row: Eliza Williams-Downey, Enoch Williams, Solomon Schindler, Kirsten Schaeffer, Noah Roetman, Isaac Peacock, Emily Nipper. (L to R) front row: Marquay Nelson, Clara Nelson, Nick Madison, Keoloni Kotch, Leah Karmun, Rebecca Jones, Brendan Hulley, Courtney Howarth.

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NANA is very proud of all the 2013 graduates. Each has accomplished something very important, often with the help and support of family and friends. Whether graduating from Kindergarten, 8th grade, high school, a secondary school program or even military boot camp, NANA applauds their success and wishes each a bright future.

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Selawik High School

(L to R) Daisy Booth, Vernita Foster, Tasha Snyder, Bryson Lee, Lawrence "Bobbo" Foster, Jared Ramoth.

Noatak High School

(L to R) Colleen Ashby, George Phillips, Della Walton, Amy Arey, Sean Tyler Mitchell, David Pungalik, Christina Norton, Angel Barr, Jessie Sours, Laura VanAmburg, Sarah VanAmburg, Anthony Ashby.

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(L to R) Jayla Booth, David Barger, Amazia Reich, Alexandria Howarth, Jayden Ashby, Renae "Maasak" Johnsen, Leah Wesley, Keith Norton Jr., Alexander Walton, Danielle Onalik, Keira Seibert, Vincent Onalik Jr., Brooke Schaeffer, James "JD" Mitchell, Eunice "Momsy" Booth, Ayden Wesley, Charlie Woods, Gretchen Naylor-Downey, Craig Onalik, Allison Goodro, Elmer Vestal.

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(L to R) Floyd Ramoth, Elmer Armstrong III, Arthur Ballot Jr., Christina Ashby, Hannah Cleveland, Danny Wells and Tori Newlin.

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(L to R) Eric Hingsbergen Jr, Zevidiah Dexter, Gavin Brantley, Albert Sheldon, Timber Black, Autumn Brown, Andrew Skin, Kelsey Sheldon, Eric Ticket.

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Shungnak high school graduation (L to R) Denise Douglas, Anna Woods, Leisa Jones & Brittany Mitchell.

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(L to R) Laci Lee, Laney Jones, Ethan Davis, Brent Sun, Kendra Barr, Jazmine Jones, Selena Cleveland, Tiana Griest, Jazlin Douglas and Madison Sheldon.

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Justin Scott Breithaupt graduated June 8, 2013 from Forks High School, Forks, WA. His parents are David and Crystal Breithaupt and his grandparents are late Sophie and Sen. Frank R. Ferguson. Justin is enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and ships to boot camp on August 5, 2013.

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(L to R) Wanda Baltazar, Marceline Lee and Priscilla Ballot wait to receive their diplomas.2013 Alaska Technical Center graduates

Nicole Tickett (L) with fellow graduates of the Class of 2013 at Mt. Edgecumbe. Kyle Karmun graduated from U.S. Army boot camp at Fort Benning, Ga. on April 29, and is now stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington. Kyle's family is originally from Deering - his parents are Heather Karmun and Grant Geffe and his grandparents are Martin and Marilyn Karmun.

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1 Springtime in the NANA region means it’s time for

egg hunting. People travel great distances in search of these delicacies including gull, goose and swan eggs. Most people take their boats up river or down the coast and have to do quite a bit of walking before they find any nests. People wear chest waders when out searching to keep from getting wet and cold.

2 Nests can be found near the edges of lakes, creeks, rivers or on the edges of cliffs. There are a few people who drive snowmachines on what’s left of the ocean ice and on the snow-free tundra in search of these tasty eggs.

3 It is common to pile eggs together while looking for

more. Seagull eggs are spotted and swan eggs are larger and white. The hardest task is getting eggs home without damaging them. Some people use grub boxes, creating a base layer of cushion with grass, then placing the eggs on that layer. Then grass is placed on top to provide even more cushion. Rifle cases are also used. Once home, eggs are often eaten boiled.

Albert Smith is back for a second year as a summer intern in the Shareholder Records department at NANA. His parents are Alvin Smith from Kotzebue and Edna Smith from Noorvik. Albert will graduate this fall with an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts and he plans to continue to study for a Bachelor's Degree in social work.

Damon Miligraaq Schaeffer joined NANA as Village Construction Projects Manager, working on the Village Economic Development Committee construction projects. Damon’s parents are Leo Schaeffer Jr. of Kotzebue and Roberta Jackson of Kobuk. Prior to accepting this position, he worked with the Northwest Iñupiat Housing Authority.

Elizabeth Niiqsik Ferguson is an intern in the Shareholder Relations department. Prior to returning to Kotzebue, Elizabeth attended Minnesota State University Moorhead doing coursework in paramedic. Elizabeth’s parents are Archie and Lena Ferguson of Kotzebue.

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The Ikautaq Project Launches in the NANA Region

The Aqqaluk Trust and Center for Human Development are now recruiting students for the new

Ikautaq (Bridge) Project. The Ikautaq Project was created to help bridge the gap to provide services for people with disabilities in the NANA Region.

Dr. Richard Kiefer O’Donnell with the Center for Human Development is coordinating the project. Kiefer O’Donnell states, “The Ikautaq Project is exciting because it’s individualized to the NANA Region needs, it’s also individualized to the culture and learning style needs

of the students in the program, and it will be a unique way for community members to respond to their own local support needs for children, youth, and adults with disabilities.”

There are two different occupational endorsement certificates available through the Ikautaq Project: Direct Service Specialist and Children’s Behavioral Health. Both certificates can be completed from home via e-Learning classes online. The certificates can be earned in three semesters, with no summer classes.

Students can still participate in traditional summer subsistence activities while earning their certificate.

Candidates for the Ikautaq Project should have an interest in working with children and adults, communication skills, the desire to learn and teach, and a commitment to make a difference in other’s lives. Direct Service Specialists provide community-based support for individuals who have a traumatic brain injury, mental illness, autism, or other disabilities. People who work in Children’s Behavioral Health are committed to helping kids develop the skills to face life’s challenges.

Full scholarship funding and laptops for the Ikautaq Project are provided by a grant from the US Department of Education and the Alaska Native Education Equity Program. Additional scholarship funding is available from the Aqqaluk Trust for NANA Shareholders and their descendants who meet certain eligibility requirements.

Kiefer O’Donnell believes this project is beneficial for students and communities. “Ikautaq project students will benefit from scholarships, computer skills, networking with other college students, and mentor support. The mentor support is especially beneficial because mentors

can help bridge the jump from village life to a college classroom, all without the student leaving home.” He adds, “Ultimately the Ikautaq project will help provide a highly skilled workforce to assist people with disabilities in their communities. There are jobs out there which need local people trained as Direct Service Specialists and in Children’s Behavioral Health.”

The Ikautaq Project is being piloted in the NANA Region with plans to expand the project statewide. Aqqaluk Trust President Erica Nelson is enthusiastic about this project, “The Ikautaq Project is a great opportunity for NANA Shareholders. We get to be the first participants in this much needed program. I am very proud of our partnership with the Center for Human Development and look forward to seeing NANA Shareholders take advantage of this opportunity.”

Ikautaq Project applications will be available at your local NANA Resource Office and the Aqqaluk Trust offices in Kotzebue. The application deadline is August 1, 2013. For more information about the Ikautaq Project contact Tasha Ryder at the Aqqaluk Trust 1-866-442-1607 or Lolly Carpluk at the Center for Human Development 1-800-243-2199.

Jesse Janitscheck is the new Information Technology (IT) site manager for NANA Regional Corporation. His parents are Gerald and Barbara Janitscheck of Kotzebue. Prior to accepting this position, Jesse worked as an IT technician for Maniilaq Association.

Teressa Baldwin is a summer intern working with both the Community and Government Affairs department and Shareholder Relations. Teressa is the daughter of Sarah Randall of Ambler and Clyde Baldwin Jr. of Kiana. Teressa is a student at the University of California, San Diego, and conducts work in suicide prevention. Prior to accepting this position she worked for Senator Mark Begich.

Millie Stalker is the new receptionist at NANA Regional Corporation. Her parents are Lee and Patsy Stalker from Noatak and Kotzebue, repsectively. Prior to accepting this position Millie worked for Maniilaq Health Center as a patient financial counselor and as a registration clerk.

Paul Anderson is the newest member of the NANA Lands team. Paul has been with the NANA family since 1996, starting out at NMS and later moving to Sivuniq/WHPacific as an environmental scientist. He earned a bachelor’s degree in geography from Humboldt State University. Paul works on the computer-based mapping of NANA lands, and the region. He is the son of Mary “Sue” and Allen Anderson and grandson of Bessie and John Cross.

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10 HUNTER // MAY - JUNE 2013

WORLD OF NANA SHAREHOLDERS

(Top Right) More than 70 people gathered in Noatak for the Statewide

Silent Walk for Katie John in June. Walks like this took place all around Alaska in honor of John, Athabascan

Elder and passionate advocate for Alaska Native subsistence rights.

(Left) Eric and Jenny Hingsbergen on their April wedding day with their children, Zacharia, Gabriel, Eric Jr.,

and Cainen.

(Right) Pauline Mills, Resource Technician, is a member of the Noatak

volunteer fire department. Every month they conduct drills, testing and

improving how quickly they can put on their gear. In May, Pauline slashed

her best time in half, clocking in at just 37 seconds.

(Bottom Right) Alannah Jones and Corilyn Adams at the NBC Basketball Camp in Anchorage, with NBC Camp

President Fred Crowell.

The 38,000 square mile NANA region features a wide variety of landscapes – from the ocean’s

shore to mountain peaks, with lots of rolling tundra in between. Even in the midst of this spectacular variety, the presence of an active sand dune field above the Arctic Circle is unexpected.

Just south of the Kobuk River are the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, Little Kobuk Sand Dunes and the Hunt River Sand Dunes, together covering more than 20,000 acres of land in the Kobuk Valley National Park (designated in 1980). An annual caribou migration takes place across the sand dunes, and Onion Portage, just to the north, has been a tuttu hunting location for 9,000 years.

People hiking in to view or hunt from the dunes typically come up from the Kobuk River. The trek heads uphill through spruce trees and across tundra, and then a climb up the last, very steep, short hill before reaching the dunes, which spread out across the horizon. Dunes loom as high as 100 feet and the area is being researched to see if it can reveal anything about the possibility of water hiding

beneath the surface of Martian dunes.

Plants such as quaking aspen grow in the sand and the dunes are the only place where Oxytropis kobukensis (Kobuk locoweed) grows.

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Combined, the Little Kobuk Sand Dunes, Great Kobuk Sand Dunes and Hunt River Sand Dunes cover more than 20,000 acres in the Kobuk Valley National Park near Ambler.

Small, sturdy plants root themselves in the sand dunes and, over time, this process shifts the geography of the dunes. Scientists are studying the sand dunes in the NANA region to learn more about the surface of Mars, and water that may be below.

The three active sand dunes located near the Kobuk River include the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, which the National Park Service describes as “the largest active dune field in arctic North America.”

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11HUNTER // MAY - JUNE 2013

A Journey to Help Others to Heal

Armed with a doctoral degree in psychology from George Washington University,

Catherine Iviksik Swan Reimer has devoted her life to helping American Indians and Alaska Natives. She has become a renowned consultant and counselor, her research into Alaska Natives and suicide is highly respected.

Her first book, 1991’s Counseling the Iñupiat, is used as course material at the University of Alaska. Her devotion to her profession has deep roots.

Some of Reimer’s fondest memories stretch back some 70 years to a time and place that remain treasured for her. Born in Kotzebue to an Iñupiaq mother (Elizabeth Swan) and European father (Charles Maxwell), who insisted his daughter be raised Anglo, Reimer moved to Nome as a toddler. But her childhood there was cut short at the age of five by a bout of tuberculosis that sent her to Los Angeles, never to return to live in Alaska.

“I remember trying to get my dog, Gene, to pull the sled and he started to pull and then stopped suddenly and he never would pull it again,” she recalls from her home in Oregon. “I remember chasing my mom around the house because she got some Eskimo food from someone and was trying to secretly eat it. I saw her and cried and cried because I wanted the beluga and there wasn't very much.”

Reimer’s time in the hospital, where she was often strapped to the bed to keep her still, was traumatic. “I missed our food, especially the wild salmonberries and seal oil and fish. I missed our cooler weather and my friends, sisters, brother and parents.”

But it was an experience that Reimer did not let define her. Her tenacity, intellect and curiosity have taken her to the higher levels of education,

and helped her in her 25-year career as a counselor and consultant.

While working as a counselor in Phoenix, she met and married John Reimer, also half Iñupiaq and from Nome. Her husband helped her reconnect with her culture, an experience she documents in her second book, A Circle of Swans: A Native American Counseling Spiritual Journal.

Although in her 70s now and officially retired, Reimer remains active. Her latest book, Native and White in One Breath, will be published later this year. This summer she traveled to Dutch Harbor to speak to Elders on tobacco cessation and alcohol reduction in their lives.

She and her husband even anticipate a move back to Alaska in the coming years, back to Nome where both their stories began.

“As Reggie Joule said, ‘go to the place where you want to die' or something like that–the place where you love and wish to be sent from this world into the next,"she said. "Good advice.”

Reimer has some advice of her own for young people struggling in this world– words of wisdom on how to attain mental, social, spiritual and emotional success.

“What you do today with your life will determine the quality of life you will have in the future, so plan each day with a goal to make your future life better. Study hard and go towards excellence. You might not be making a perfect dog sled like our ancestors did, but you might be building a spaceship, or be an excellent carpenter someday, or a surgeon working on a heart, or a flight attendant helping others, above all, smile at your ancestors who are loving and guiding you and are proud of you.”

Catherine Reimer, PhD has roots in the NANA region and has developed counseling techniques based in Native culture.

Delmar Pope

Gary Baldwin

Timothy B. Jones

James Luther

Merri-Lu Horta

Edith Brown

Tydell S. Ray

Eli Wright

Wilfred Lane

Walter Laws

Ada Ward

Ethel Anderson

Carl Oxereok

Paul M. Stanley

Timmie Jack Jr

Eddie Gallahorn

Gene Booth

Susie M. Barr

Dustin A Smith

Elmer Pungalik

Alfred L. Coffin

Tessie F. Sheldon

Pauline J. Ward

Bert A. Adams Sr

Thomas Willock

Joseph Petro Jr

Gay Rudolph

Daniel O. Sage

Kathriann R. Russell

Robin A. Commack

Dorothy E. Berikoff

Ronald W. Brown

Clyde Baldwin Sr

Kalvin Ipalook

Peter Garfield Sr

Dorothy N. Richards

Mona M. Stoyer

Gilbert Custer

Seymour Tuzroyluk

Annie C. Joule

Dora D. Stalker

Suuyuk Brown

Samuel Williams Sr

Roger Clark

Elizabeth Shepard

Alfreeda P Herring

Kevin Kaiser

Darlene Black

Roger V. Barger

Sarah Sarich

Wesley Mitchell

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(Top Right) Warren Thompson, a pilot renowned in the NANA region, and his family talk with visiting

pilot, Ed Kornfield.

(Left) Two North American Aviation AT-6 Texans flying side by side over Kotzebue Sound.

(Middle) Archie and Lena Ferguson stop for a picture in front of the 1931 Fairchild American Pilgrim 100

at the meet-and-greet with the pilots.

(Right) Residents of Kotzebue gathered on Sikiagruk Shore to watch the vintage aircraft barnstorm over

Kotzebue on June 21st.

(Top Left) Some of the NANA region’s distinguished bush pilots were profiled on large story and

photograph panels. The panels were on display for people to view at a reception held at the National

Park Service museum.

(Right) Kotzebue residents watched the “Flying through the Midnight Sun” parade in Kotzebue late in the evening of June 21, 2013. Warren Thompson

and family ride in a place of honor atop a fire truck in the parade. This parade concluded the

Kotzebue portion of the statewide Alaska Aviation Centennial Celebration.

(LEFT) NANA region residents stop by to learn about the Stinson L-13 also known

as the "Grasshopper."

CALENDARJULY

10 -11 – UKMP Subsistence Committee Orientation & Meeting, Bornite12 – Elder Potluck, Kotzebue17 - 20 – WEIO (World Eskimo-Indian Olympics), Fairbanks18 – Red Dog Management Committee meeting, Vancouver, B.C., Canada23 – Village Economic Development Committee meeting24 – Ethics and Rules Committee meeting24 – Lands and Natural Resources Committee meeting24 – Budget, Audit and Finance Committee meeting25 – Board meeting, Kotzebue, 9am26 – Bornite Legacy Days Tour (UKMP)

AUGUST

1 – Aqqaluk Trust Deadline - Fall Scholarship5 – Elders Potluck - Elders Care Unit, Kotzebue @ 5pm5 – Shareholder Relations Committee meeting, Buckland8 – UKMP Oversight Committee Meeting (Bornite)9 – UKMP Legislative Tour (Bornite)

12 HUNTER // MAY - JUNE 2013

Aviation Celebration Honors Northwest Alaska Pilots

Summer solstice in Kotzebue was celebrated with the roar of vintage aircraft engines

over the Sikiagruk Shore as the Alaska Air Show Association’s Alaska Aviation Centennial Celebration arrived to honor Northwest Alaska’s place in aeronautic history.

An exhibition by pilots flying antique airplanes, a meet-and-greet barbecue with the pilots, a reception with presentations and informational displays, and a parade were all part of the festivities.

Airplanes have been flying in Alaska since 1913 when many of Alaska’s (and America’s) earliest fliers began making a name for themselves in the dangerous Arctic skies above the NANA region. The pioneering pilots were honored at a reception at the National Park Service (NPS) museum.

During the event, visitors strolled by several large panels that illustrated

the stories and photos of Northwest Alaska’s iconic aviators. Members of the pilots’ families, and in some cases, the pilots themselves, read the panels’ stories out loud sharing smiles, laughs and a few tears.

An unexpected highlight of the afternoon occurred when Archie Ferguson, the grand nephew and namesake of the Arctic aeronaut dubbed the “craziest pilot in America” by the 1945 Saturday Evening Post, gave the museum a wooden propeller from the pilot’s old airplane. According to legend, the propeller was broken on accident and the famous Ferguson said he broke the other end to even it out.

The statewide celebration honoring 100 years of Alaska aviation will continue through mid-July. The panels featuring Northwest Alaska pilots will eventually be on permanent display at the NPS museum in Kotzebue.

Bob and Marge BakerThe Ferguson familyWarren Thompson

John Cross

Arthur Fields Sr.Nelson Walker Sr.Leon Shellabarger

Thomas Richards Sr.

Northwest Alaska pilots honored at aviation celebration

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