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Chugach Alaska Corporation was incorporated in Alaska on June 23, 1972. [1] Headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, Chugach Alaska Corporation is a for-profit corporation with over 2,200 Alaska Native shareholders [2] primarily of Chugach Alutiiq, Eyak, and Tlingit descent. [3]
The Act lays out the specifics of the corporations' status. Here is an excerpt of the relevant portion: [5] 43 U.S.C. § 1606 (a) Division of Alaska into twelve geographic regions; common heritage and common interest of region; area of region commensurate with operations of Native association; boundary disputes, arbitration.
The Chugach have at times traded with or fought against neighboring groups, the Eyak, Ahtna, and the Tlingit. [1] In 1964, a tsunami generated by the Good Friday earthquake destroyed the Chugach village of Chenega, Alaska. The fishing-based Chugach economy was badly affected by the environmental damage caused by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989.
Pages in category "Alaska Native regional corporations" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bering Straits Native Corporation; ... Calista Corporation; Carrs-Safeway; Chugach Alaska Corporation; Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Credit Union 1; D
The settlement established Alaska Native claims to the land by transferring titles to twelve Alaska Native regional corporations and over 200 local village corporations. [1] A thirteenth regional corporation was later created for Alaska Natives who no longer resided in Alaska. [1] The act is codified in chapter 33 of title 43 of the US Code. [4]
The 13th Regional Corporation is a for-profit corporation presently headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with approximately 5,500 Alaska Native shareholders of Eskimo, American Indian, and Aleut descent. Its original enrollment was of Alaska Natives who were no longer resident in Alaska.
Middleton Island is an island in the U.S. state of Alaska, located in the Pacific Ocean approximately 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Cordova. [1] Most of the acreage on the island is owned by Chugach Alaska Corporation , a for-profit corporation.