Sealaska shareholders are deciding whether to impose term limits on the corporation’s board. They’re also considering nine candidates for four board seats.
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Tlingit leader remembered for land claims role
Tlingit leader John Borbridge Jr. died Tuesday. He was a significant player in the campaign for Alaska Native land rights.
Sealaska invests in Seattle fish processing plant
Southeast Alaska’s regional Native corporation is back in the seafood business. Sealaska announced the purchase of a minority share of a Seattle processing plant Monday.
Sealaska finances improve, but losses continue
Sealaska just released its 2015 annual report, which illustrates its financial ups and downs. They affect more than 22,000 shareholders, who receive dividends twice a year.
Update: Sealaska sends $16 million to shareholders
Approximately 22,000 tribal members will each get between $129 and $1,082, depending on their status. Dividends will be distributed April 14.
Shareholder seeks term limits for Sealaska directors
A longtime critic of Sealaska is campaigning to limit the terms of the regional Native corporation’s board of directors. Previous efforts have failed.
Community remembers Native leader for 2nd annual Dr. Walter Soboleff Day
“He took the power of values, the power of kindness and the power of caring to improve people’s lives,” said Sealaska CEO Anthony Mallott.
Tlingit leader Robert ‘Bob’ Loescher dies at 68
Bob Loescher was Sealaska’s CEO from 1997 to 2001. He headed up the Tlingit-Haida Central Council’s housing and electrical authorities and was a subsistence-rights activist.
Conservation interests fear prized yellow cedar may face extinction
In some areas, yellow cedar trees stand white and bare of needles against a background of green hemlock. The places appear skeleton-like, bare trees standing with limbs exposed.
SEACC executive director resigns for health reasons
Southeast Alaska’s largest environmental organization is advertising for a new executive director. Malena Marvin has led the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council for close to two years.