A B O U T U S
Why We Serve
Learn about our mission, vision, and values.
Our Purpose
Connecting to our past, investing in our future.
Guidance as we implement our vision.
Our region is our home and on our land is healing.
Elders and children should always be considered and put at the center of our work.
As a nonprofit organization with staff based in Anchorage, we seek, consult and partner with Tribal and organizational leadership in our region.
We are uniquely positioned to steward funding and facilitate collaboration amongst Bristol Bay and statewide entities that seek to contribute to the education and cultural richness of our region.
We are adaptive, and the strategies we adopt should reflect that adaptivity.
As an organization, our targeted space for impact are the places where education and culture naturally intersect.
Our Mission.
To provide support for and encourage BBNC shareholders and descendants to pursue educational opportunities and to promote and preserve the cultural heritage of the Bristol Bay region, its indigenous people, and subsistence way-of-life.
Our vision.
Cikiqucaaraq (sharing culture, experiences, food, knowledge, subsistence, philanthropy, caring).
Our values.
Liicugtua – Alutiiq, Elicugtua – Yup’ik, Duhdeldih Yineszen – Dena’ina (I want to learn)
Quyurrluteng (“coming together”, family, supportive, giving, taking care of each other, community)
Yaghelich' (the “right way”)
Piniq’ (“strength,” no matter the obstacle, resilient, supportive community, empowering our people)