Alaska

Sealaska shareholders re-elected four members of the corporation’s board of directors at June 28th’s annual meeting in San Francisco. The board is looking at increasing investments in Southeast to help economically-strapped villages.Related Link: Listen to a report on Sealaska’s investments and revenues.

Southeast Alaska’s regional Native corporation holds its annual meeting June 28th. But it’s in California, not Alaska, this year.Related Link: Click here, then on

What if you could trace your family to a single man who lived over ten millenia ago? It’s a mind-boggling concept that Southeast Alaskan Natives may one day have a chance to contemplate. Scientists recently took advantage of one of the largest gatherings of Southeast Natives to collect DNA samples from volunteers. They want to…

Southeast Alaska’s regional Native corporation had its highest revenues in recent memory last year. Sealaska made money from investments, timber operations and a number of other subsidiaries. The corporation’s annual report was released as shareholders prepared for Sealaska’s annual meeting, which will be held this year in San Francisco.Related Link: Link to Sealaska’s annual report…

Sealaska wants to cash in on corporate America’s interest in going green. The Southeast regional Native corporation is looking into certifying its timber operations as sustainable. It’s also checking into emerging markets for offsetting carbon dioxide emissions. Sealaska, Southeast’s largest timber producer, is working with environmental groups such as Greenpeace. But there’s no guarantee it…

The Sealaska Corporation has purchased a 25-acre property in California’s Sonoma County, about 80 miles north of San Francisco. The regional native corporation plans to build a casino there in partnership with the Cloverdale Rancheria tribe of Pomo Indians.