Corporate Profile
Global Statement: Afognak Native Corporation exists so that shareholders have a perpetual source of land use, shared financial and cultural wealth.
About Afognak Native Corporation
Afognak Native Corporation is an Alaska Native Corporation formed under a settlement between Congress and Alaska’s indigenous peoples in 1971, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Native corporation shareholders were those Alaska Natives who were alive on December 18, 1971, and proved their lineage to the respective region and village. Congress termed Native corporation enrollees as “shareholders” although being a “shareholder” is truly more comparable to a tribal membership — it is a lifetime enrollment that cannot be bought or sold. Most Natives enrolled in both a regional and village corporation.
Afognak Native Corporation was organized in 1977 through the merger of two ANCSA village corporations: Port Lions Native Corporation and Natives of Afognak, Inc. Afognak Native Corporation is governed by a nine member Board of Directors. All Board Members are Native shareholders and are elected by their fellow shareholders, serving 3 year staggered terms. Profits earned by Afognak’s business ventures are returned for the benefit of our shareholders and our Native community, providing dividends, and job training as well as funding scholarships and cultural and social programs. Learn more about the Afognak Alutiiq people's history, culture and the benefits we provide to our Native community. Learn more about the Alutiiq cultural values.
For 18 years Afognak participated in and profited from timber development ventures on Afognak Island. Then, in 1999, as Afognak’s timber development opportunities began to wane, we launched our 8(a) business. Today we continue to utilize the 8(a) program to grow our key competencies as we learn to compete in the government and commercial contracting realms.
About Alutiiq, LLC
Alutiiq was formed in December of 1999 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Afognak Native Corporation, under ANCSA. The name “Alutiiq” honors one of ten major Alaska Native cultural groups; the Alutiiq people reside in the Kodiak Archipelago and the surrounding regions of the Prince William Sound and the outer Kenai Peninsula. The company is owned by its shareholders, the indigenous people of Afognak Island.
Business & Services
Alutiiq is a customer-driven organization with a proven track record of successful contract performance across multiple industries and continents. We focus on our partnerships and customer satisfaction to build customer loyalty. Some of Alutiiq’s subsidiaries are certified as small socially and economically disadvantaged businesses in the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Business Development Program. The Alutiiq family of companies employs over 5,000 employees in all 50 states, several territories and countries worldwide, and provides a variety of services to the federal government, including:
- Security
- Logistics/Operations & Maintenance
- Information Technology
- Construction
- Training
Learn more about our business subsidiary: Alutiiq LLC.