HOW TO VOTE
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2018 Winter
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Message
from the
President
It has been a busy time at NANA as the
team prepares for the upcoming 2018
Annual Meeting in Buckland, which will
be held on March 12, 2018. Leadership will
present NANA’s financial and business
information for fiscal year 2017 (FY17).
The theme of this year’s meeting and annual
report is Atausiŋŋuġuta Atautchikun –
Together as One, and I think this describes
the corporation today. We are aligned –
focused on stability today and building
for the future, and this has required
that all of us at NANA work together.
An exciting development is the inaugural
webcast of the 2018 Annual Meeting.
Using your username and password for
the NANAtkut.com site, you will be
able to watch the entire meeting online.
Iñupiaq translation will be available
throughout the webcast. This is one of
our efforts to keep shareholders better
informed and increase transparency.
Wayne Westlake and Martha Cervantes at the
NANAversary celebration on January 31, for her 40
years of service.
By early February, you will have received
your shareholder packet, which contains
your proxy ballot, proxy statement and 2017
History of the Region..........................................8
Board Corner.......................................................9
Shareholder Talent............................................10
Volume 2018, January / February
Dear NANA Shareholders,
NANA Elders' Settlement Trust............................2
Published by NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.
Annual Report. The deadline to vote online,
email, by mail or by fax is March 9 at 5 p.m.
Alaska Standard Time. Paper proxies will be
accepted at the Annual Meeting. If you did
not receive a proxy, please contact your local
NANA Shareholder Relations Coordinator or
call Shareholder Relations at (800) 478-3301.
I encourage all shareholders to read the
2017 Annual Report. We are stronger as a
company when shareholders are informed
and engaged. I also hope that many of
you can be in Buckland for the upcoming
Annual Meeting, but if you cannot attend,
please take advantage of the web cast on
the shareholder portal, NANAtkut.com.
actions, and behaviors inspired by our
Iñupiat Ilitqusiat values. Efforts this year
have been focused on this vision, and on
positioning NANA to be able to deliver
this value for generations to come.
In January we celebrated that unity by
honoring staff members who have been
with NANA for many years. Akuliaq
Martha Cervantes, sr. director of
shareholder relations, has worked for
our shareholders for more than 40 years,
and like many others, she is tireless in
her work to fulfill NANA’s mission.
It is through people like Martha that our
work to be better connected to you – the
shareholders – is possible. Today, we are
moving together in strength and unity,
like the traditional NANA hunter, towards
a successful future – Together as One.
We recently wrapped up the last of our
Shareholder Informal Meetings, which
had to be rescheduled due to weather,
and I would like to thank everyone who
attended. I appreciate your comments and
questions, and am glad that shareholders
continue to reach out to me.
I look forward to seeing you at the 2018`
Annual Meeting in Buckland on March 12.
NANA's mission is to improve the
quality of life for NANA shareholders by
maximizing economic growth, protecting
and enhancing our lands, and promoting
healthy communities with decisions,
—Wayne Westlake
2018 Annual Meeting
Board Seat Nominees
M
ark your calendars for the 2018
Annual Meeting of NANA
shareholders in Buckland, Alaska,
on March 12, at the Buckland School. In
addition to the corporate business that will be
conducted, shareholders will have a chance to
visit with family and friends; win door prizes;
and enjoy food, games and entertainment.
At the meeting, shareholders will
elect eight (8) members for three-year
terms to NANA’s 23-member board of
directors. All shareholders of record as
SEAT
of January 12, 2018, will be eligible to
vote, either in person or by proxy.
NANA will draw $18,500 in cash prizes for
shareholders who register in person at this
year’s Annual Meeting, and an additional
$18,500 in cash prizes for shareholders who
turn in a valid proxy by March 9, 2018. We
look forward to seeing you in Buckland!
Below is a list of the village nominees
along with the current board
members seeking re-election.
CURRENT MEMBER SEEKING RE-ELECTION
NOMINEES
AT-LARGE SARAH SCANLAN MILTON CROSS
CHARLIE CURTIS
QUENTIN HORNER
THEODORE MALA JR.
JACQUALINE SCHAEFFER
KIANA MARVIN BARR BRAD REICH
KIVALINA MARY F. SAGE KIMBERLY SWAN
KOBUK JOHNETTA HORNER HENRY HORNER SR.
BRIANNA KIRK
NORMAN F. MONROE
NOATAK
NOORVIK HENDY BALLOT SR. JOSHUA MELTON
SELAWIK ALLEN TICKET SR. LENORA FOXGLOVE
SHUNGNAK AMANDA JOHNSON JAMES COMMACK JR.