Shareholder Handbook About Afognak Native Corporation

Afognak Native Corporation (Afognak) is an Native Corporation formed under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and through the 1977 merger of two Alaska Native village corporations: Natives of Afognak, Inc. and Port Lions Native Corporation. Alaska Native corporation shareholders are those alive on December 18, 1971, who have documented their lineage to a respective region and village. Congress termed ANCSA enrollees “Shareholders,” although being an ANCSA Shareholder is truly more comparable to a tribal membership—it is a lifetime enrollment that cannot be bought or sold.

Afognak represents and serves over 1,100 Shareholders who are descended from the Village of Afognak. As an Alaska Native corporation, Afognak is committed to meeting its economic, social, and cultural obligations to its Shareholders. It does so through revenue from Afognak Native Corporation, , LLC, and their subsidiaries. By providing benefits to Shareholders and strengthening Ag’wanermiut, “Afognak people,” the companies seek to empower every Shareholder and preserve the culture and heritage of the Alutiiq people.

As an Alaska Native Corporation, it is Afognak’s responsibility to empower its Shareholders through access to tools, resources, and support, to be the very best in whatever they choose to be. To this end, Afognak offers several comprehensive Shareholder development programs that serve youth, college students, adults in career transitions, current and future employees, and Elders.

Afognak Native Corporation formed Alutiiq, LLC in December 1999 as a wholly- owned subsidiary of Afognak under ANCSA. The business name “Alutiiq” honors the Indigenous people of Afognak Island, located in the in the , and their descendants. Today, Afognak Native Corporation, Alutiiq, LLC, and their subsidiaries have over 5,000 employees in nearly all 50 states and several countries worldwide, providing a variety of contract services to the federal government and private business.

In 1989, Afognak Board of Directors created the Shareholder Permanent Investment Fund (SPIF) to be able to pay dividends in perpetuity. Afognak Shareholders voted to form the ANC Shareholder Settlement Trust (SST) in 2006 and the Afognak Benefits Trust (ABT) in 2018 to provide Trust Beneficiaries distributions in perpetuity. Although SST and ABT are Trusts and are separate legal entities from Afognak Native Corporation, the Beneficiaries of SST and ABT are our Shareholders. The creation of the SST and the ABT allow most benefits to be distributed tax free to our Shareholders.

Cover Photo: Barb Bundy, Shareholder Photo courtesy Heidi Kreske Photography Page i Corporate Values & Vision

Mission & Purpose Statements Afognak Native Corporation, the SST, and ABT exist so that Shareholders and Beneficiaries will have a perpetual source of land use, shared financial and cultural wealth to an extent justified by resources available. The Corporation will provide social, cultural, and economic benefits to Shareholders by building a sustainable, growing enterprise.

Afognak Vision Statement Grow sustainably to provide benefits today and invest in our future.

Harmony Our Corporation accomplishes our Overarching Goals* in the spirit of teamwork, strength and unity while supporting each other.

Appreciation & Respect Our Corporation will take only what we need and leave some for the next generation.

Efficiency Our Corporation will expend only what is needed to accomplish the tasks at hand.

Communication Communication of our Corporation is truthful, positive, open and fair.

Trust We earn the trust of our Shareholders while we build trust throughout the Corporation by honoring commitments, honesty and full disclosure.

Elder Knowledge Our Corporation is built on the ingenuity and resiliency of our Elders, while guided by their traditional knowledge and lifeways in our modern context.

Heritage & Culture We honor our heritage and culture through lifelong learning of Alutiiq Values & traditions.

Commitment to Community We celebrate Shareholders and employees by contributing to our villages and the communities in which we do business. * Fulfillment of Overarching Goals are reported in the Afognak Annual Report

Page ii Table of Contents

01 02 Direct Financial Benefits Records Services Pages 1-2 Pages 3-4

• Financial Heritage Benefit - Distributions (SST) • Wills & Estate Settlements • Elder Benefit (ABT)* • Gift of Afognak Shares • Bereavement Benefit (ABT)* • Notary Public Service • Personal Finance & Investment Workshops* • Document Requests • Travel Discounts – Rental Cars & Hotels • Shareholder Information Changes • Shareholder Identification Records

03 04 Elections & Voting Outreach Page 5 Page 6

• Board of Director Eligibility Requirements* • Annual Meeting • Proxy Statement • Shareholder Information Meetings • Shareholder Voting* • Shareholder Surveys • Afognak Native Corporation Engagement

05 06 Communications Community Wellness Pages 7-8 Pages 9-11

• Annual Report • Afognak Center Banquet Hall Rentals* • Quarterly Newsletter • “We Care” Flowers • Shareholder Calendar • Elder-in-Training Workshops & Elders Potlucks • my.Afognak.com Web Portal • Afognak Family Picnic at Old Afognak Village • New Shareholder Orientation Packet • Dig Afognak ANC Shareholder Camp* • e-Blast News & Other Correspondence • Alutiiq Language & Culture Opportunities • Membership Opportunities

NOTE: Benefits noted with an asterisk (*) have eligibility requirements, applications, or processes for award. Page iii Table of Contents

07 08 Education Scholarships Youth Career Development Pages 12-14 Page 15

• Youth Enhancement Program (YEP) (ABT)* • Future Leaders Summit* • Higher Education Program (HEP)* • High School Intern Program* • Career Enhancement Program (CEP) (ABT)* • College Intern Program* • Alaska Native Executive Leadership Program* • Other Scholarship Referrals*

09 10 Adult Career Development Economic Development Pages 16-17 Page 18 • R • Apprentice Program* • Artist & Retail Sales Booth Space at Meetings • Ataku Manager Program* • Business Development Referrals • Qualified Shareholder Hire Preference* • Community Advocacy & Forums • Training without Walls (TWOW) Workshops* • Shareholder Business Directory* • Office Clerical & Technology Access Services • Shareholder Employment Services

11 12 Lands & Harvest Services Notes Pages 19-20 Pages 21-22

• Afognak Island Hunting & Subsistence Program* • Elk Habitat Enhancement & Restricted Hunts* • 5-Acre Lease Program* • Joint Land Use Permit System

NOTE: Benefits noted with an asterisk (*) have eligibility requirements, applications, or processes for award. Page iv 01 Direct Financial Benefits

Financial Heritage Benefit Distributions from the ANC Shareholder Settlement Trust (SST) The ANC Shareholder Settlement value of the SST to $200M and Trust Trustees will decide the amount become financially independent to distribute to Beneficiaries twice a of government and commercial year (in the first and third quarter). business operations, while ensuring a In the Trustees’ review process, they minimum annual tax-free $200/trust will assess financial performance and unit distribution...for generations to set the distribution amount, taking come.” The SST is an irrevocable trust, into account annual contributions meaning that the monies cannot be from Afognak Native Corporation reverted back to the Corporation’s and investment performance over the operating budget, and can only past five years. benefit the Beneficiaries directly and provide tax advantages. In 2006, the ANC Shareholder Settlement Trust was created. Our current goal is “to increase the Elder Benefit from the Afognak Benefits Trust (ABT) Caring for Elders is a core Alutiiq cultural value. With the Elder Benefit program, we honor our Elders for their invaluable contributions to the Alutiiq people, Afognak, and community.

In 2011, Afognak Native Corporation’s Board of Directors approved an Elder Benefit for all original Shareholders age 65 and older. This action was in response to a Shareholder survey in which 91% of respondents supported funding an Elder Benefit program. In 2019, the Board transferred the program to the ABT. All eligible Elder Beneficiaries receive a tax- free monthly benefit. Each year the “Them Afognak Guys” Mask by Perry Eaton Trustees determine the Elder Benefit distribution amount. Page 1 01 Direct Financial Benefits

Bereavement Program from the ABT The ABT Bereavement Program provides assistance to families of Beneficiaries who are also original Shareholders during the most difficult time of their lives – while they are grieving. Families of an original Shareholder, who passes away, can receive up to $2,500 for assistance with funeral expenses. Once Shareholder Services receives the required documentation, funds can either be released to the funeral Abner & Betty Nelson’s Home in Afognak Village home or released to a family member Photo courtesy Afognak Staff as reimbursement of funeral expenses. See page 9 information on banquet hall. Personal Finance & Investment Workshops Starting in 2020, Afognak will host Personal Finance & Investment workshops in our four major Shareholder Meeting locations to strengthen personal finance skills and orient Shareholders to personal finance opportunities, such as: • Financial goal setting • Budgeting James Berestoff, Shareholder Photo courtesy Native Village of Afognak • Personal finance recordkeeping • Debt reduction strategies Travel Discounts for • Credit protection and score Rental Car & Hotel management • Retirement planning At the start of the year, Afognak • Estate planning negotiates reduced rates with various hotels and rental car agencies for These workshops will be provided by Shareholders. The information is an independent third party. posted on my.Afognak.com for year-round access. Page 2 02 Records Services Gift of Afognak Shares Wills & Estate Settlements Shareholders are encouraged to gift one share to certain desdendants Shareholder Services maintains all to allow for them to participate in Shareholder records. It is highly the programs offered by Afognak recommended you contact the Native Corporation, and the benefits department to complete a stock provided by the SST and ABT. will, Testamentary Disposition Form (TDF) to determine who inherits Voting Shareholders may gift your shares. Shareholders may leave their shares to their Alaska Native shares to anyone; however, shares children, grandchildren, great- willed to a non-Native become grandchildren, nephews, brothers, or non-voting. Non-voting shares only sisters. Half-siblings are considered regain their voting status if they are brother or sister, however this does transferred to an Alaska Native in not include step-siblings. the future. Upon notification of a Shareholder’s death, and receipt of In the case of an adoption, the the death certificate, staff will begin adopted giftee can receive a gift the required transfer(s). In order to of stock if the adoption occurred finalize the transfer(s), all required before the adoptee reached the paperwork must be submitted to age of 18 and is recognized at law Shareholder Services. or in equity.

Shareholders can complete a TDF Gifts of stock must be made in form at Shareholder Meetings. It is whole shares only. Gifting of shares important that all Shareholders 18 cannot be revoked once completed, years and older have a will or TDF on and all transfers are final. file with the Corporation.

Causeway Sunset Page 3 Photo courtesy Sierra Mullan, Shareholder 02 Notary Public Records Services Service Shareholder Free notary services are available in Information Changes the Anchorage, Kodiak, and Port Lions offices. Services are only available It is important to keep Afognak during normal business hours, and at up-to-date on your current address. the Annual Meeting and Shareholder Shareholders can update contact Information Meetings. Shareholders information in the following ways: must present a photo ID in order to have documents notarized. 1. In person at Afognak offices 2. ..Via my.Afognak.com Document 3. ...At Annual or Info Meetings Requests 4. ...Over the phone Shareholders may request a list of 5. ...By mailing in a Shareholder Shareholder names and addresses ...Authorization Form by completing a Shareholder 6. ..Via email: Corporate Document Request Form [email protected] and a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with our Afognak Deputy Shareholders must provide either their General Counsel. These lists are Shareholder ID number or last four solely for Afognak-related business, digits of their social security number in such as proxy solicitation. order to validate changes. Shareholder Shareholders may also view Board Identification Records Minutes and Bylaws at the Kodiak |or Anchorage Offices, upon Shareholder Services can provide submission of a document request Shareholders with an Identification form and NDA. Card, upon request. They are also provided with New Shareholder Orientation Packets. However, Shareholder ID cards are not accepted as proof of Native descent.

A Certificate Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) may be obtained from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Applications for a CDIB are available from Shareholder Services; however, only the Bureau of Indian Affairs can provide an actual CDIB certificate.

Kymberlee Blondin, Descendant, Alutiiq Dancer Photo courtesy Lydia Olsen, Shareholder Page 4 03 Elections & Voting Shareholder Voting Board of Director A voting Shareholder must be Eligibility Requirements either a “Native” or a “Descendant of a Native,” as both terms are Every year, three seats are open defined under the Alaska Native for election on the Board. Any Claims Settlement Act. Voting qualified voting Shareholder over Shareholders hold the right to elect the age of 18 who would like to be our Corporation’s Board of Directors. considered as a candidate must fill Each share of Afognak stock entitles out the appropriate paperwork by a voting Shareholder an amount the required deadline in order to of votes based on the number of be included in the Afognak Native Directors up for election multiplied Corporation proxy statement. by the number of Directors to be elected. This is commonly known as Candidates must meet all other cumulative voting and is described eligibility requirements set out in in more detail in Afognak’s proxy Afognak’s Bylaws. statement. An election can be very close and a small amount of votes Proxy may determine the outcome of an Statement election. As such, every vote matters. A proxy statement is sent to every voting Shareholder to coincide with Regarding Director elections, voting the Annual Report mailing. This Shareholders may submit their proxy is a statement required by Alaska in several ways: (1) submit a proxy Statutes to solicit Shareholder online, (2) mail or deliver a proxy to votes. The proxy statement includes the Elections Inspector by the proxy voting procedures, Board Candidate return deadline, or (3) cast ballot in background information, Board person at the Annual Meeting. Please and executive compensation, as review the voting process in your well as detailed instructions on proxy statement. how to submit your proxy for the candidate(s) of your choice. Afognak’s external Elections Inspector manages proxy and voting tabulation.

2019 Proxy Statement

Embracing our harvest traditions that have sustained our community for generations

March 29, 2019

Page 5 04 Annual Outreach Meeting Afognak is required by Alaska Statute, Afognak Native Corporation and as written in the Bylaws and Engagement Articles of Incorporation, to hold an Annual Meeting of its Shareholders. A new program to launch in 2020, During the Annual Meeting, Afognak will provide Shareholder Shareholders elect Directors, discuss orientation workshops in our major other pertinent business, and receive meeting locations. Workshops will notice of scholarship recipients. cover ANCSA history, Shareholder services, corporate affairs & business operations. These workshops are Shareholder available for Shareholder adults and Information Meetings students as young as age 14. Information Meetings are held in Port Lions, Kodiak, Anchorage, and Seattle with the Annual Meeting rotating between these major Shareholder locations. This is a great opportunity to have your questions answered and to connect with other Shareholders.

Shareholder Surveys The Afognak Board of Directors Jacqueline Bresky, Shareholder surveys all Shareholders, regardless of age or shares held, to determine how supportive Shareholders are of various programs and to gather feedback on issues of importance. The 5-Year Survey is anonymously collected via an outside contractor. Surveys were conducted in 2005, 2010 and 2015. The next scheduled 5-Year Survey will occur in 2020. In 2018, Afognak began an internal survey process tied to each Shareholder’s profile to refine individualized services. Periodic surveys seek feedback as needed. Daryl Griggs, Shareholder Employee Page 6 05 Communications Annual Report Each year, Afognak produces its Annual Report to describe the previous year’s operations and financials. The first half of the report 2017 2018 features management reports, photos, Annual Report Embracing our harvestAnnual traditions that have sustainedReport our community for generations

and highlights of the year’s activities, “Sustaining our growth and prosperity through timber development” including: is the Board’s Letter to the Shareholders, President/CEO’s Letter, Natural Resource Management update, Shareholder benefits, SPIF and Shareholder SST information, an Afognak family Calendar of companies report, and a financial Shareholders receive a 12-month summary. The latter half contains the calendar each winter with important detailed audited consolidated financial community and Afognak event dates statement for ANC and Trusts, along noted for the next year. with contact information. You can find a PDF copy of prior Annual Reports on my.Afognak.com. As Afognak is not a publicly traded corporation, the Annual Report is only available to Shareholders, staff, customers, and key consultants, but it is also filed with the State of Alaska Division of Banking and Killer Whale - Arlluk Securities, where the general public Shareholder can request a copy. Calendar

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Details on these meetings are below: a newsletter featuring letters from previously established the Shareholder Settlement Receptions & Special Meeting Trust (SST), Afognak is proposing to establish • Port Lions: Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 this second Settlement Trust to distribute benefits Native Village of Port Lions Tribal Hall Afognak Benefits Trust Vote & Q/A –beyond Celebrating dividends and ensureOur futureBenefits distributions 2006 Airport Road, Port Lions, Alaska include tax savings created by 2017 legislation. • Seattle:Shareholder Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 (6 pm) News Cedarbrook Lodge If this Trust is established, it would be one of 18525 36th Ave. S., Seattle, Washington the Board Chair and the President/ Contractthe over 20 Settlement Highlight: Trusts created by Village/ (6 pm) Urban Corporations or Regional Corporations. Cingiguaq• Anchorage: Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 Alutiiq, LLC Purchases McCallie Associates,Embassy Inc. Suites 2018 Uksuq - Winter The beneficiaries of the Afognak Benefits Trust will 600 E. Benson Blvd., Anchorage, Alaska include all Afognak’s Shareholders at the time the Trust is established and future Shareholders. Each Special Meeting Notice of Special Afognak ShareholderOn will November receive one 1, Trust2018, Unit Alutiiq, for LLC acquired Meeting of Shareholders each share of Afognak stock held. If approved by • Kodiak: Saturday, November 3, 2018 CEO. Shareholder Services, Finance, McCallie Associates, Inc., a highly successful, Kodiak Headquarters – Afognak Center & Proxy Statement Shareholders on November 3, the Afognak Benefits women-owned and controlled small business 300 Alimaq Drive, Kodiak, Alaska Qungusinat Trust will provide education, Elder monthly founded in 1982 with headquarters in Bellevue, Registration: 11:30 am; Lunch: 12:00 pm; Kenirwik “Celebrating Our Benefits” distributions, and bereavement benefits as currently November 3, 2018 | Kodiak Headquarters Nebraska. McCallie is is a strong addition to the Call to Order: 1:00 pm provided by Afognak Native Corporation. Having demonstrated expertise in data management, McCallie established Professional, Administrative, and Management Oxbow Data Management Systems as a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2009. The AfognakServices Board Operating of Directors Group requests within that Alutiiq’s you Security OxBow Data Management Systems has become a leader designing and vote YESand Professionalon Shareholder Services Resolution• Division. 2018-01 and Operations each contribute In November, Afognak Native Corporation implementing essential health data management systems, which State and Shareholders will decide on whether to establish a to establish the Afognak Benefits Trust as an McCallie originally entered the government Tribal departments of health use to prevent and treat breast, cervical, and second Alaska Native Settlement Trust,Brian called Bald, the President, ANCSA Settlement Trust. colorectal cancer through advancing the use of screening data. Afognak Benefits Trust (the Trust).McCallie A Settlement Associates, Inc. contracting arena as a prime contractor, assisting to build the first Local Area Network for the Trust is organized under the Alaska Native “McCallie provides systems and infrastructure engineering and Combatant within the Department of DefenseStrategic (DoD).Air Command Under the(SAC), leadership a major of command Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to provide Afognak Benefits Trust would Commandbe used to provide and Service various program benefits logisticalto Afognak’s support services to multiple President and CEO, Jenniferof theMaassen, US Air since Force 1999, and McCallie’sa Specified core Command benefits to the shareholders of a specific Native Shareholders and other AlaskaDoD Natives customers and Descendants and designs of Natives. medical These web-based data management articles. Shareholders can also find corporation in order to promotecapabilities the health, evolved along with rapid changes in technology andproposed the needs benefits cannot be provided through the existing ANC Shareholder products for states and tribes across the country,” says Afognak President education, welfare, heritage,of and its culture customers. of the In 2018, Jennifer Maassen retired; and Brian Bald,Settlement who Trust, so this second trust (the Afognak Benefits Trust) is necessary. & CEO Greg Hambright. “This acquisition is a strong investment for has been with McCallie for 31 years has transitioned from ExecutiveThe Viceproposed benefits are already currently budgeted for distribution through Alutiiq, LLC and for our Shareholders.” President of Operations to President of McCallie Associates, Inc. McCallieAfognak Native Corporation, and therefore distribution of these benefits through a new Afognak Benefits Trust will not lower Shareholder dividends. On the Addressing Questionsprovides the DoDabout with theInformation Proposed Technology Afognak Enterprise Benefits Solutions and Trust “With over 35 years of Government contracting experience, McCallie contrary, the tax benefits the Corporation would realize will favorably impact net Integrated Security Environments. is a highly capable organization with world-class employees providing Afognak Native Corporation’s Board is proposing a second Settlement Trust income, which is part of the Afognak Native Corporation dividend formula. vital services to US Strategic Command and other federal clients,” says a current calendar of events, notice to provide various benefits. This trust, known as the Afognak Benefits Trust, If I sign and return my proxy but do not mark one of the two boxes, 2. Dr. Travis Coldwell, Senior Vice President of Alutiiq’s Security and will be voted on by Afognak’s Shareholders at a special meeting of Afognak’s the Proxy form says the Proxyholders will use their discretion to vote Professional Services Division. “We are excited to welcome this terrific Shareholders to be held November 3, 2018. Specifically, Shareholders will vote my shares on Shareholder Resolution 2018-01 and on any other matters “YES” or “NO”Apply on Shareholder for Resolution Afognak 2018-01: Resolved Board that the Afognak Vacancy Benefits that maygroup arise of at professionalsthe meeting. Doesto the the Alutiiq Board family of Directors of companies.” expect any Trust shall be established as an ANCSA Settlement Trust effective November 3, 2018. other matters to arise at the meeting? Below areThere two questions is a vacancy we have on receivedthe Afognak about Nativethe Afognak Corporation Benefits BoardTrust sincedue to of dividends, scholarships and other sending Directorout the proxy Sarah materials, Lukin resigningas well as relatedher seat responses effective to November these questions: 30, 2018. The Board of Directors will only be able to vote their• discretion on matters that 1. DoIn theaccordance funds transferred with Corporation to the existing Bylaws, Shareholder the Board Settlement of Directors has the may come up validly before or at the Meeting. The Board of Directors believes that there are no matters, other than routine procedural matters, that may come responsibilityTrust or the proposed and authority Afognak to appoint Benefits a DirectorTrust divert to complete monies that the term Afognak Port Lions Office Opens!• ofcould the vacant otherwise seat thatbe issued extends to Shareholdersthrough 2021. as Shareholders a dividend? Ininterested other in up validly before or at the Special Meeting. Similar language has been included on Afognak’s Annual Meeting proxies in the past. beingwords, appointed does voting to this to Board approve vacancy the new can Afognak access the Benefits Board SeatTrust Vacancy mean Shareholder dividends will be lower than they would otherwise be? Candidate Packet at [email protected] Both the Shareholder Settlement Trust and the proposed Afognak Benefits Trust opportunities in the newsletter. be considered for Boardmy.Afognak.com appointment are or duerequest by January it from 4th,Cheryl 5:00 Shrader p.m., at can be used to issue dividends to Shareholders in a tax-free manner. The proposed 1 . Board Candidate materials for those who want to Celebrating Our WeBenefi are excited to ts Alaska Time. 2 announce Afognak 2 • has opened an office 3 in Port Lions, located 3 Contents in the Tribal Building. Page 7 4 Contents After exploring a few 4 Afognak Benefits Trust Vote & Q/A 5 options, the best choice Contract Highlight:Chair’s Alutiiq Letter Purchases 3rd Annual McCallie Afognak Youth Golf Tournament was to establish a lease Apply for AfognakEvent Board Highlight: Vacancy 6 1 the office6 will be open from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with a theShareholder Native Village Afognak Port LionsPresident Office & CEO’sOpens Letter Services7 staff member available from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30of p.m. Port Current Lions. Locatedstaff Chair’s Letter Contract Highlight: Tyndall Air Force Base Contract in the office7 include Keana Bendixen, Shareholder Servicesat the end Apprentice, of the hall Letter from Sarah LukinShareholder Services Report and LaToya Hartley, Communications Manager. Landspast Patrol the preschool, staff – President & CEO’s LetterIn Memoriam: 8 Phoebe Loughead 1 Brandon Bartleson and Jess Eggemeyer – also have use of a desk in Call for 2019 Board Candidates 8 Shareholder Successes 1 the office. The office phone number is (907) 454-6014, and the mailing Contract Highlight: Alutiiq Information Management, LLC Natural Resources Karl Report McLaughlin, SVP, IT1 address is P.O. Box 24, Port Lions, AK 99550. Shareholder Services Report: CEP, YEP, HEP Scholarships Fund Investment Report Rachel Calder, CCO, Corp.2 Counsel Event Highlight: Employee Highlight: 2 Event Recruitment: 2019 FutureEmployee Leaders Highlight: Summit AFN Shareholder Reception 3 Annual Survey of ShareholdersCalendar & Missing Addresses 3 Elder Highlight: Get Out the Native Vote - Ballot Measure 1 • 3 Fund Investment Report Nola “Misha” Mullan 4 Employee Highlight: 4 Employee Highlight: Otis Harty 4 Shareholder Portal Re-launch Nelson, Bendixen, Sherod 4 Calendar & Missing Addresses 5 Call for Recipes 6 6 7 8 8 8

1 05 Communications my.Afognak.com Web Portal All Shareholders have the opportunity to access my.Afognak.com. You may change your address or elect direct deposit from the comfort of your home at this website. Shareholders can update their Talent Profile to be connected to career opportunities. Past newsletters, Annual Reports, letters, and other items of interest are archived for your convenience at my.Afognak.com. e-Blast News & Other Correspondence As more Shareholders use electronic modes of communication, Afognak Native Corporation is devising ways to better communicate with you and keep you informed of what is happening in your company. Shareholders can sign up to receive e-Blasts at my.Afognak.com or by contacting Shareholder Services. Girl Taking Five off the Boat Photo courtesy Emma Nelson, Shareholder

New Shareholder Orientation Packet All new Shareholders receive a New Shareholder Orientation Packet, including a welcome letter, this Shareholder Handbook, a Testamentary Disposition Form, and other recent communications.

Harbor Port Lions Page 8 Photo courtesy Sierra Mullan, Shareholder 06 Community Wellness “We Care” Flowers Afognak Center Flowers or a gift basket may be Banquet Hall Rentals sent to Shareholders who are in the Shareholders receive discounted hospital. When receiving notice of a rates (at-cost) on personal Afognak Shareholder’s passing, Shareholder Center Banquet Hall rentals. Services arranges for flowers to be Free repast or memorial service delivered to the funeral. If requested rentals are provided to the families by the Shareholder’s family, a of all Shareholders who pass away. charitable donation of $100 can be Shareholders cannot apply for made to a charity of choice in lieu discounted rentals on behalf of of flowers. Shareholder families are a business or another individual. encouraged to contact Shareholder Contact the Afognak Center Event Services when a Shareholder is either Services Coordinator in Kodiak at in the hospital or has passed away. 907-486-6014, or view our website for more information at: www.afognak.com/afognakcenter/ Elder-in-Training Workshops & Elder Potlucks In collaboration with our Tribal and cultural organization partners, Afognak periodically hosts Elder- in-Training cultural workshops for adults and Elder potlucks in our major Shareholder locations: Kodiak, Anchorage, Port Lions and Seattle. Past workshops have included carving and skin sewing.

Alexander Petropavlovskiy, Shareholder & Shareholders at Dig Afognak 2015: Marci Orth, Mary Julie Knagin, Shareholder Fearn, Candace Nelson, Evelyn Russell & Gloria Bishop Photo courtesy Native Village of Afognak Page 9 06 Community Wellness

Dig Afognak ANC Shareholder Camp Afognak sponsors a five-day Shareholder Camp at NVA’s Dig Afognak to provide Shareholders the opportunity to practice Alutiiq cultural traditions, reconnect with each other, and visit the Old Village. Afognak Shareholders can bring Dig Afognak 2015 one immediate family member as Photo courtesy Native Village of Afognak their guest; lineal descendants may attend if there is space. Shareholders Afognak Family Picnic under age 15 must have a responsible at Old Afognak Village adult with them. NVA charges a $100 Shareholder families gather each registration fee though Shareholders summer, weather permitting, at the can apply for Elder, CEP, and YEP old Afognak village for an annual scholarships. Afognak Family Picnic, coordinated by Native Village of Afognak (NVA), and co-sponsored by Afognak Native Alutiiq Language & Culture Corporation and Native Village of Learning Opportunities Port Lions (NVPL). Afognak Native Corporation has Participants needing boat sponsored Alutiiq language and transportation are charged a $50 RT culture programs at the Native Village fee each to travel from Anton Larsen of Port Lions (NVPL), Native Village Boat Launch or the Port Lions Harbor of Afognak (NVA), Alutiiq Museum, to Afognak village. Contact NVA to Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak, register (907-486-6357), and plan to Borough School District, and Kodiak bring a potluck dish and your family. College – University of Alaska. Please Each summer, the picnic is scheduled contact these organizations directly on the Saturday of the Dig Afognak to inquire about learning materials or ANC Shareholder Camp. Participants available classes or workshops. Access should call the NVA office on the day online learning resources at the of the event for a recorded message following websites: to confirm that the Picnic has not www.alutiiqlanguage.org been cancelled due to weather or www.alutiiqeducation.org other issues. www.alutiiqmuseum.org Page 10 06 Community Wellness

Alutiiq Museum Membership Opportunity Afognak Native Corporation Shareholders receive free admission to the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak in appreciation for Afognak’s founding and annual donations. Afognak holds a seat on the Alutiiq Heritage Foundation Board, the governing body for the Alutiiq Museum. Because combined Native corporation sponsorships only fund 20% of the Alutiiq Museum’s Photo courtesy Alaska Native Heritage Center operating costs, Afognak encourages its Shareholders, employees, and Alaska Native Heritage Center partners to renew their own annual membership (ranging from $30 to Membership Opportunity $250+). When you become an Alutiiq Alaska Native tribal members Museum member, you receive their receive free admission to the Alaska informative quarterly newsletter Native Heritage Center (ANHC) while contributing to programs that in Anchorage. Afognak provides celebrate living Alutiiq culture. Visit an annual donation to ANHC www.alutiiqmuseum.org or call in appreciation for the cultural 907-486-7004 to join. education programming they provide. As a non-profit organization, ANHC relies on membership and donation funding to keep their doors open. Afognak encourages Shareholders, employees, and partners who live in Anchorage, or who regularly visit, to become ANHC members. Membership includes subscription to the ANHC e-newsletter, events admission, and 10% off Heritage gifts, excluding consignment items. Visit www.alaskanative.net or call 800-315-6608 to join. Photo courtesy Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository

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Youth Enhancement Program (YEP) from the ABT

High school, middle, elementary, and pre-school age Beneficiaries who are Native or descendants of a Native can receive up to $750 in a calendar year to attend athletic, scholastic, cultural, and leadership trainings, camps, or events that will help the student reach his or her goals for success. Afognak Benefits Trust’s Youth Enhancement Program (YEP) applications are available year-round until the budget Kalsin McLaughlin, Shareholder is expended. Funding is limited and is Photo courtesy Lydia Olsen, Shareholder Alaska Native Heritage Center on a first-come, first-served basis. camps, leadership events such as the YEP funding is evaluated on an Alaska Federation of Natives Elders annual basis by the ABT Trustees. An and Youth Conference, other trainings, applicant may apply as many times music lessons or instruments, including as desired as long as he or she does funding for school programs. not receive more than $750 total per calendar year. Applicants must be attending a preschool, elementary, middle, or Examples of the types of trainings, high school at the time of their camps or events that qualify for application. funding are: culture camps, sports

Jordan Hayden, Shareholder Shawn Case, Kelsin Orloff, and Connor Case, Shareholders Photo courtesy Lydia Olsen, Shareholder Page 12 07 Education Scholarships

Higher Education Program (HEP) through KEF Afognak provides financial scholarship and mentorship support to Shareholders with demonstrated scholastic ability who are seeking higher education in a traditional university or at a vocational school. Applications are available January 1 at my.Afognak.com, or through Koniag Education Foundation at www.koniageducation.org/sa. Applications are due March 15th each year. Funding is awarded annually and scholarship recipients are announced at the Annual Meeting.

HEP has three categories under which students may apply:

Full-Time Students: This category is Part-Time Students: This category is for students attending school full- for students attending school part- time during the academic year. Full- time during the academic year. Part- time traditional college or university time traditional college or university status is defined as follows: status is defined as follows:

Undergraduate – Undergraduate – 12 or more credits, or less than 12 credits, or

Graduate – Graduate – 9 or more credits less than 9 credits

Vocational Education: This category is for students who are preparing for professions that are non-degree seeking.

Salmon Seine Photo courtesy Afognak Staff Page 13 07 Education Scholarships Career Enhancement Alaska Native Executive Program (CEP) from the ABT Leadership Program (ANELP) Afognak Benefits Trust’s Career Afognak Native Corporation co- Enhancement Program (CEP) initiated the first Alaska Native provides up to $3,000 funding in a Executive Leadership Program. calendar year for Beneficiaries who Qualifying Shareholders attend a year- are Alaska Native or a descendant long, two-days-per-month program of a Native to participate in events, aimed at preparing managers in trainings, educational classes, and Native organizations to assume higher other opportunities that enhance levels of responsibility in their careers. their career opportunities. ANELP units are part of Alaska Pacific University’s Master of Business The ABT CEP does not fund full- Administration program, and they are time traditional college or university transferable to other institutions. attendance, which is defined as:

Undergraduate – 12 or more credits, or Graduate – 9 or more credits.

Applicants must be accepted to, enrolled in, or be registered in a class or course that will improve career opportunities or current employment. Applicants must be in good standing with Afognak’s or ABT’s other Clinton Nelson, Shareholder Employee & scholarship programs. Applicants ANELP Graduate not in good standing with Afognak or ABT scholarship programs will be Other Scholarship considered on a case-by-case basis. Referrals Many Afognak Shareholders are also eligible for scholarships from the following Alaska Native organizations. We encourage Shareholders to confirm their eligibility and apply to: • Native Village of Afognak • Native Village of Port Lions • Kodiak Area Native Association • Koniag Education Foundation Nancy Nelson, Shareholder & CEP Recipient • Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak Page 14 08 Youth Career Development Future Leaders Summit Afognak Native Corporation co-sponsors a three-day Future Leaders Summit in Anchorage, Alaska. The goal of the Future Leaders Summit is to prepare voting Afognak Shareholders who are high school students to enter the workforce and/or attend a postsecondary educational institution. Afognak seeks to provide travel expenses (including airfare, lodging, and meals) for up to six high school students to participate in the Summit. Although there are limited funds to pay transportation costs, the Summit is open to any high school student Shareholder.

2018 High School Intern 2019 Future Leaders Summit 2019 Future Leaders Kaden Ward Shawn Case, Shareholder High School College Intern Program Intern Program The High School Intern Program The College Intern Program provides up to four voting is designed to build the next Shareholders, attending high school generation of Native leaders. Voting or recently graduated, with work Shareholders who are full-time experience and an opportunity to students attending college with a explore career options. Through minimum of 12 credits are eligible. their internship experience, Interns Interns receive a full competitive learn about workplace ethics; wage; work 40 hours per week for employment opportunities available two months during the summer through Afognak, the global nature where they will receive extensive of Afognak, Alutiiq, LLC, and their training within a designated subsidiaries; and tips on how to excel department or subsidiary in the in a team environment. High School Kodiak or Anchorage offices. Interns are required to work 40 hours Applicants are scored on: application, per week over two months, based in cover letter, GPA, and an interview. the Kodiak or Anchorage office. Page 15 09 Adult Career Development

Port Lions Mountains Photo courtesy Sierra Mullan, Shareholder Apprentice Program The goal of the Apprentice Program is to provide intensive on-the-job training to a highly motivated, voting Shareholder who is interested in working in a mid-level position in Afognak Native Corporation, Alutiiq, LLC, or their subsidiaries. We anticipate that through concentrated training and mentoring, the Apprentice will be qualified to enter his or her chosen field between one to two years of on-the-job training. Apprentices are expected to work full-time (i.e., 40 hours a week). The length of employment is determined on a case-by-case basis to accommodate the training needs but will not exceed a two-year period. The work location varies depending on available opportunities. Ataku (a-DA-ku) Manager Program The Ataku (Later On) Manager Program is a two-year, full-time program designed to provide voting Afognak Shareholders with the skills and knowledge necessary to secure a managerial position within an Alaska Native Corporation or other business. It is anticipated that through the program’s concentrated training and mentoring, the Ataku Manager will be prepared to assume a managerial position upon successfully completing the program.

The Ataku Manager will work with an experienced department manager to learn the policies, procedures, and managerial philosophy of Afognak. The Ataku Manager will be responsible for supporting regular functions in their chosen department, such as producing reports, monitoring contracts, and completing projects in accordance with contract and departmental requirements. Page 16 09 Adult Career Development Office Clerical & Technology Access Services Qualified Shareholder Shareholders may photocopy or fax Hire Preference up to 25 pages for non-commercial In accordance with applicable law, purposes free of charge in our it is the policy of Afognak Native Anchorage, Kodiak, or Port Lions Corporation, Alutiiq, LLC and their offices. A computer with Internet subsidiaries to give preference to access is also available along with qualified Afognak Shareholders in assistance to fill out wills, stock gifts, all phases of employment including or complete other forms. but not limited to hiring, promotions, transfers, and training opportunities.

Please go to www.alutiiq.com/careers to see which positions are available. Our Shareholder Development team can also assist Shareholders with an Individual Development Plan and Talent Bank Profile atmy.Afognak.com to help achieve Shareholder goals.

Unless otherwise prohibited by law, preference will also be provided to businesses owned by qualified Afognak Native Corporation Dana Kewan, Shareholder Employee Shareholders in the award of contracts and subcontracts. Shareholder Employment Training Without Walls Services Workshop Series (TWOW) Shareholder Services staff are Shareholders able to attend available to assist with editing workshops in Anchorage can Shareholder resumes, creating participate in “Training without Walls” an Individual Development Plan, Workshops hosted by Lynne Curry, or engaging in mock interview PhD, SPHR (Avitus Group) on a wide practice. Shareholders can use these array of employee development services to increase opportunities for topics. promotion, an interview, or to apply for a job with potential employers. More information on the workshop We also encourage Shareholders topics and schedule is available to enroll in the Alaska Native Hire through Shareholder Services. website (www.alaskanativehire.com). Page 17 10 Artist & Retail Booth Economic Development Space at Meetings For Shareholders who are interested in selling their artwork or retail products, sales tables are available during Shareholder Meetings and events. These retail tables are available to Shareholders, spouses of Shareholders, and descendants. The tables are free and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

To request a table, download the Event Table Form from the Afognak website or contact Shareholder Services to request a copy. Forms must be received one to two weeks prior to the event to be considered, depending on the location.

Business Development Referrals Painting by Lena Amason-Berns Afognak and its Tribal Council partners collaborate through an Shareholder Economic Development Committee, Business Directory which seeks to identify business Afognak’s Shareholder-Owned development training opportunities. Business and Service Directory seeks Shareholder business owners can to encourage Afognak Shareholders, request referrals to State programs. vendors, business partners, and staff to use these businesses and services. Community Advocacy & Forums Businesses owned or partially owned Afognak staff and Board represent by Shareholders, descendants, or the our Shareholder community at spouses of Shareholders qualify for the KANA-Koniag Roundable, listing in the directory, as do those Kodiak Archipelago Rural Regional primary providers of a service (i.e., Leadership Forum, Alaska Federation catering, arts and crafts) who do not of Natives, and other local community hold a state-issued business license. forums advocating for policies, The Directory is featured at our services, and opportunities that www.Afognak.com website. benefit our Tribal community. Page 18 11 Lands & Harvest Services Afognak Island Hunting & Subsistence Program As an Alaska Native Corporation, Afognak’s first priority is to its Shareholders. As Alutiiq people, Shareholders value their traditional subsistence way of life and have lived for generations off the bounty of the land and sea. To support their traditional way of life, the Afognak Board of Directors has initiated the Shareholder Hunting and Subsistence Program. This program is designed to ensure that Shareholders have the first right to access Afognak Island lands for subsistence harvest purposes.

Through the Shareholder Hunting and Subsistence Program, Afognak provides Shareholders free housing and transportation along the road system on Afognak Island. Elk Season time periods have a special lottery drawing application required. For more information on what is provided, what to bring, scheduling, and the rules, please contact the Kodiak Lands Office at 907-486-6014 or [email protected]. Elk Habitat Enhancement & Restricted Hunts In partnership with the State of Alaska Fish & Game Department, Afognak is engaged in an ongoing Elk habitat enhancement study as part of our co-management strategies.

Since 2014, State registration Elk hunts are restricted to Shareholder families on Afognak, Ouzinkie, and Fireweed Port Lions Natives of Kodiak lands. Photo courtesy Sierra Mullan, Shareholder

Smoked Fish Danger Bay Looking West Photo courtesy Monica Anderson, Descendant Page 19 Afognak Island 11 Lands & Harvest Services 5-Acre Lease Program One of the benefits of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971 was to provide Alaska Native people with the opportunity to fully utilize and protect their traditional lands. Since its inception, Afognak Native Corporation has sought various ways to protect its lands and provide Shareholders with access to traditional subsistence resources.

The Shareholder 5-Acre Lease Program began in 1982 to provide Afognak Shareholders with the opportunity to enter into long-term (99 years) land lease agreements for 5-acre parcels on Afognak’s land. In 2002, the land lease program was again opened to all Afognak Shareholders. Shareholder 5-acre lease parcels are concentrated in Afognak Bay, Raspberry Straits, Port Bailey, and Kizhuyak Bay areas. Parcel selection has been closed since October 15, 2002, though the existing parcels are transferable among Shareholders. Shareholders now enjoy land use privileges on over 168 5-acre leases and utilize their parcels to continue their subsistence way of life and pursue recreational or economic opportunities.

Joint Land Use Permit System Afognak implemented a Land Use Permit System to regulate the use of its most valuable resource. This System was expanded in 2004 to include the lands of Natives of Kodiak, Inc. (NOK) and Ouzinkie Native Corporation (ONC), forming the Joint Land Use Permit System. The lands administered under the Joint Land Use Permit System include land on Afognak Island, Kodiak Island, Raspberry Island, Spruce Island, and .

The primary goal of Afognak’s Land Use Permit System is to protect its lands from illegal trespass and abuse. Afognak Island is a focal point of security operations due to the high level of public interest generated by the island’s natural attractions for hunting, fishing, and recreation. Afognak’s lands officers are responsible for enforcing land use policies of Afognak, NOK, and ONC, while working in cooperation with government authorities.

For more information about the Joint Land Use Permit System, please contact the Lands Department at 907-486-6014 or [email protected].

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Back Cover Photo: Page 22 Afognak Center, Kodiak, with rainbow Photo courtesy Howard Valley, Shareholder Shareholder/Beneficiary Services & Development Contact Information

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