Sitnasuak Native Corporation

Each November, we proudly join the nation in celebrating Native American Heritage Month. While we honor our culture every day, this annual observance offers an opportunity to celebrate the traditions and languages that connect us with one another and our ancestors. This year, we invite you to practice Iñupiuraġluta, speaking our traditional language. In collaboration with Josie “Tatauq” Bourdon, we created phonetic pronunciations for several Inupiaq values. We are inviting Shareholders and Descendants to submit videos or voice recordings of themselves and their families practicing Inupiaq. Submissions may be used in future marketing, but our primary goal is to encourage language preservation and inspire our youth to take an interest. Shareholders and Descendants who share videos or voice memos of themselves practicing Iñupiuraġluta will be entered to win $100. Each video or audio submission equals one entry. The deadline is December 1, 2026, at 5:00 PM. “Iñupiuraġluta”, speaking our traditional language, and “Puyaunau Inupiaqtun Iłłusiq”, pride in culture, are Inupiaq values we’ll be spotlighting this week and finding ways to incorporate it into our daily lives. Feel free to send as many videos of yourself or your family Iñupiuraġluta as you’d like. If you know an Inupiaq value, phrase, or word you’d like to share in addition to those we’re highlighting, we’d love to hear it! Shareholders and Descendants who submit videos will be asked to complete an authorization form for future marketing use. Parents must complete the form for any youth featured in a video. Quyana for joining us in this effort. Language is vital to our culture and serves as a direct link to our ancestors. What better way to honor them than by continuing our culture and traditions? A special thank you to Josie for her assistance with this important project. If you have any questions, please email communications@snc.org or call (907) 929-7032. Learn more on our website here >> https://www.snc.org/news/native-american-heritage-month/ and find the full list of phonetic Inupiaq values we are spotlighting here as well.

FYI - this will be a great panel discussion ✍ Join us next Tuesday, November 10 for the next conversation in our ANCSA Panel Series! Section 7(i)/7(j): Revenue Sharing, Resource Development, and the Future of ANCSA Tuesday, November 10 from 6:30-8:30 PM Rasmussen Hall, University of Alaska Anchorage Under ANCSA, regional corporations share resource revenues with each other, and part of that reaches village corporations and at-large shareholders. We'll talk about why that system was created, how it shapes development, and what it could look like for the next 50 years. Featuring Andrew Guy (President & CEO, Calista Corporation), Gail Schubert (former President & CEO, Bering Straits Native Corporation, and Richard Savik Glenn (Former EVP, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation). Moderated by Hallie Bissett. Watch live on November 10 at: alaskanativemedia.org/2026/10/save-the-date-ancsa-panel-discussion-series/ Presented by First Alaskans Institute, Alaska Native Unity, the Alaska Native Chamber, the ANCSA Hall of Fame, Alaska Native Media Group , Talking Circle Media, and UAA: University of Alaska Anchorage's Indigenous and Rural Student Center.

Each November, we proudly join the nation in celebrating Native American Heritage Month. While we honor our culture every day, this annual observance offers an opportunity to celebrate the traditions and languages that connect us with one another and our ancestors. This year, we invite you to practice Iñupiuraġluta, speaking our traditional language. In collaboration with Josie “Tatauq” Bourdon, we created phonetic pronunciations for several Inupiaq values. We are inviting Shareholders and Descendants to submit videos or voice recordings of themselves and their families practicing Inupiaq. Submissions may be used in future marketing, but our primary goal is to encourage language preservation and inspire our youth to take an interest. Shareholders and Descendants who share videos or voice memos of themselves practicing Iñupiuraġluta will be entered to win $100. Each video or audio submission equals one entry. The deadline is December 1, 2026, at 5:00 PM. “Iñupiuraġluta”, speaking our traditional language, and “Puyaunau Inupiaqtun Iłłusiq”, pride in culture, are Inupiaq values we’ll be spotlighting this week and finding ways to incorporate it into our daily lives. Feel free to send as many videos of yourself or your family Iñupiuraġluta as you’d like. If you know an Inupiaq value, phrase, or word you’d like to share in addition to those we’re highlighting, we’d love to hear it! Shareholders and Descendants who submit videos will be asked to complete an authorization form for future marketing use. Parents must complete the form for any youth featured in a video. Quyana for joining us in this effort. Language is vital to our culture and serves as a direct link to our ancestors. What better way to honor them than by continuing our culture and traditions? A special thank you to Josie for her assistance with this important project. If you have any questions, please email communications@snc.org or call (907) 929-7032. Learn more on our website here >> https://www.snc.org/news/native-american-heritage-month/ and find the full list of phonetic Inupiaq values we are spotlighting here as well.

Happy Halloween! Halloween is very similar to ILITANAINAZUAQTUAT, a traditional guessing game where a person dresses up so he/she is not recognized under the full moon. Have fun and stay safe 🎃