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小湿妹 Corporation is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and adjusting our business practices, travel, and event schedules.

The most current federal and state public health advisories are available at:

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  • 小湿妹 CARES Act Assistance

    This program has closed.

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    Eligible 小湿妹 Corporation Shareholders financially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to apply for assistance through the 2020 CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund, starting in early October 2021.

    Find out more at our 小湿妹 CARES Act Assistance Program webpage.

  • 小湿妹 Advocacy on Tribal Coronavirus Relief Fund

    小湿妹 Corporation submitted the following letters to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding its implementation of the CARES Act’s Tribal Relief Fund.

    April 20, 2020 Update

    小湿妹 Corporation staff worked until 8 p.m. on Friday, April 17, helping YK Tribes and Village Corporations with their submissions necessary to be considered for participation in the CARES Act小湿妹檚 Tribal Relief Fund. With their approval, 小湿妹 submitted information on behalf of 13 Tribes and Village Corporations. The 小湿妹 Land Department also assisted over a dozen more by providing land base information.

    April 17, 2020

    The current novel coronavirus pandemic is deeply impacting individuals, communities, non-profits, Tribes and for-profits alike. One of the measures Congress made was passing the CARES Act in late March, which was also signed into law. This package includes an $8 billion set aside for a Tribal Relief Fund.

    The U.S. Department of Treasury is requesting data from Tribal governments, including 小湿妹 Native corporations, to assist in making a determination as to the distribution of the Tribal Relief Fund. 小湿妹 Corporation has provided its data. 小湿妹 is also actively assisting YK Delta Tribes and village corporations with their submissions upon request. The Treasury web portal and additional information is located at .

    The U.S. Treasury Department will make the final determination on which entities will receive funding, and how much each entity will receive. Should 小湿妹 be allocated Tribal Relief Funding, we will redirect COVID relief support to YK Delta communities and/or directly to Shareholders in accordance with any directives or conditions the U.S. Treasury attaches to such funding.

    小湿妹淲e will hold consultations with YK Delta Tribes to determine how best to use any Tribal Relief Funding provided to 小湿妹,小湿妹� said 小湿妹 Corp. President/CEO Andrew Guy.

    小湿妹淎dditionally, 小湿妹 will seek to absorb managements costs so that as many dollars as possible reach the YK Delta communities. 小湿妹小湿妹檚 sole focus in participating in the Tribal Relief Program is to benefit YK Delta people and communities and not 小湿妹小湿妹檚 corporate finances.小湿妹�

    The U.S. Treasury and federal agencies have been clear that any and all Tribal Relief Funding may be audited to confirm compliance with the CARES Act.

    If the U.S. Treasury provides Tribal Relief Funding to 小湿妹, we will host consultation conference calls with YK Delta Tribes. Details will be announced later, pending federal determinations.

  • Shareholder Information

    Please follow by refraining from visiting our offices in person if you are you are sick or exposed to COVID-19.

    Please contact Shareholder Services digitally. Your messages will be answered in the order they are received.

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    • Send questions via email to shareholder@calistacorp.com with your questions
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    • Need a notary or in-person assistance? 小湿妹’s Bethel and Anchorage offices are currently closed to visitors
    • Enrolling to become a Shareholder? Enroll online at . This site also has downloadable forms. Questions can be emailed to enroll@calistacorp.com (for enrollment only questions)
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  • Customer Information

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    Please contact your 小湿妹 Corp. business partner digitally.

  • COVID-19 and Rural Infrastructure Gap

    Op-Ed: COVID-19 Highlights Lack of Basic Infrastructure in Rural 小湿妹

    Lack of Infrastructure Limits Results of Best Practices

    By Robert Beans, Board Chair, and Andrew Guy, President/CEO

    March 20, 2020

    Robert Beans, 小湿妹 Board Chair
    Robert Beans, 小湿妹 Board Chair

    (Anchorage, 小湿妹) 小湿妹� 小湿妹 Corporation appreciates the leadership of elected officials, health experts and many others that have guided 小湿妹 and the nation through the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, many of the guidelines to minimize transmission and to 小湿妹渇latten the curve小湿妹� are difficult, if not impossible, to implement across rural 小湿妹. For those unfamiliar with remote 小湿妹, we want to illustrate some of the challenges rural families are currently facing and hope that together we can find solutions.

    Since the days far before Statehood, 小湿妹 Native people thrived on our traditional homelands, in one of the harshest environments known to man. We are survivors. But today小湿妹檚 world is much different than days past. A cash economy and high-speed internet has changed the way we live, work, and socialize. While many rural 小湿妹ns enjoy the advantages of urban living, it is easy to see in an emergency, like the one we currently and collectively face, those privileges, sometimes life-saving, do not benefit 小湿妹ns and rural Americans equitably.

    Andrew Guy, 小湿妹 President/CEO

    Urban centers across our great nation have enjoyed and benefitted from extensive infrastructure development for decades, greatly increasing the quality of life for millions of people. American tax dollars have contributed to access and use of clean water, ease of transportation, improved safety, and much more. While we are all seen as equal under the law, citizens in rural 小湿妹 are treated differently and have not received the same benefits of taxes paid. While it is challenging to provide equitable benefits across an area as vast as 小湿妹, as Americans we expect to have infrastructure for our basic health needs.

    At breakneck speed, due to COVID-19, the world is again changing before our eyes. UN experts warn that close to three billion people worldwide, mainly in developing nations, lack basic infrastructure like running water to protect people. Yet, right here in America, there are dozens of 小湿妹n communities included in that group of people without basic sanitation. Focus on that for just a moment: 小湿妹n communities 小湿妹� American citizens 小湿妹� without basic running water and sanitation. 小湿妹 is long overdue for systemic and transformational change. It is time for us to come together as a state and as a nation, urban and rural, to ensure our most vulnerable populations of Americans benefit from the same basic infrastructure and protections guaranteed to urban centers.

    Federal and state governments have issued preventative methods and actions that should be strictly followed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Much of the mandated guidance are things most people easily take for granted such as social distancing, washing hands, staying home when sick, cleaning and disinfecting. However, such simple mandates pose serious challenges for rural 小湿妹ns. Schools and businesses across the country have closed and online learning, shopping, and working are being promoted as the replacement for in-person interaction; a virtual reality that is virtually non-existent in remote communities.

    Social distancing and staying home is challenging at best in rural 小湿妹 due to limited and overcrowded housing. Multiple generations often live in small, poorly ventilated homes with mold, and it is not uncommon for multiple children to share the same small room; often, the same bed. Combined with a lack of potable water, disease can quickly explode in a small, crowded environment where the ability to simply wash hands in clean water poses an obstacle. Frigid winters cause pipes to freeze and entire communities are often left dry. Access to clean water alone is directly correlated to health, safety, and quality of life.

    The 小湿妹 Department of Environmental Conservation小湿妹檚 (DEC, dec.alaska.gov) most recent July 2017 report shows more than 30 communities 小湿妹渨here 45% or more homes have not been served either via pipe, septic tank and well, or covered haul system.小湿妹� More than 1 in 3 of these communities are in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Further, the DEC小湿妹檚 Clean Water Challenge cites three studies and the impact of water. For example, one featured study found the lack of access to piped water caused 小湿妹渉igher rates of invasive pneumococcal disease among 小湿妹n children小湿妹� (Wenger).

    Cleaning and disinfecting supplies are also not readily available in areas where all goods are delivered by plane or barge. In 小湿妹, 82 percent of communities are off the road system (小湿妹 Dept. of Transportation, Fast Facts). This lack of access to transportation has a direct impact on access to health care, options for food and supplies, and results in astronomical energy costs. Not only are things like toilet paper, diapers, and cleaning supplies expensive because they must be flown to communities, they are limited in supply.

    School closures and online learning also remain a challenge despite GCI小湿妹檚 achievements in providing land-based cellular service in rural 小湿妹. However, technology has advanced exponentially since GCI launched the TERRA project in 2011. At that time cellular 3G technology was common and maximum speeds were about 2Mbit/s. Currently, the FCC defines broadband as speeds of 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload. (About 100 times faster download and 12 times faster upload compared to 3G speeds.)

    The cost of 6Mbps download residential service with a 40GB monthly data cap in Bethel is $165/month and in Kotzebue $150/month. In Dillingham the cost is $165/month for 6Mbps download and 100GB data cap. This makes it cost-prohibitive for the average family in rural 小湿妹 to purchase high-speed Internet. That can leave 82 percent of 小湿妹n communities without an affordable option to provide distance education to children or the option to telework. The 小湿妹 region is also one of the economically poorest in the nation and many families do not own a home computer.

    You might ask, why is 小湿妹 involved in this discussion? As an 小湿妹 Native Corporation, rather than a Tribal government, we are committed to honoring the mandate given to us under the 小湿妹 Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), to provide and promote financial and socio-economic benefits to our shareholders. The specific word that is used in ANCSA, 小湿妹減romote,小湿妹� is key when read together with Section 1601(c):

    小湿妹�no provision of this chapter shall replace or diminish any right, privilege, or obligation of Natives as citizens of the United States or of 小湿妹, or relieve, replace, or diminish any obligation of the United States or of the State or 小湿妹 to protect and promote the rights or welfare of Natives as citizens of the United States or of 小湿妹 (emphasis added).

    These 61 words make it clear and inarguable: ANCs provide benefits that include monetary distributions, internships, hiring preferences, and to promote the social and economic well-being of shareholders through advocacy and awareness. Although, the duty to protect and promote the welfare of Natives as citizens, including providing effective infrastructure, are inherent functions of Tribal, state, and federal governments. In times like these, we support our Tribal governments by helping to bring awareness to issues of equality and urge the federal government to honor its trust responsibility and obligations to Tribes, especially in times of national crisis.

    We understand that rural 小湿妹 infrastructure challenges won小湿妹檛 be solved anytime soon. However, the Trans-小湿妹 Pipeline was completed in less than six years, we set foot on the moon in just over eight years, and we saw 2018 earthquake damaged roads repaired in just days. Adhering to well-established environmental protections and utilizing 小湿妹n ingenuity, rural infrastructure, including water, broadband connectivity, and more could be completed in a similar timeframe. The United States and the State of 小湿妹 have the capacity and resources to provide the needed infrastructure to rural 小湿妹. All that is lacking is the political will and an acknowledgement of the urgency of the need. Let小湿妹檚 come together now as an 小湿妹n community to create a safe environment for all.

    Our Elders have long warned that we would one day return to simpler times. 小湿妹 was on the front lines of the Spanish-flu 100 years ago. In 1918, the smallest, mainly Native communities of our state, were decimated. That same year, the salmon run collapsed. Per capita, 小湿妹 lost more people to the pandemic than any place in America. Elderly people are the highest at-risk population to succumb to COVID-19. Our Elders are our culture bearers. Through language and cultural practice, our Elders hold the key to the past, present, and future. 小湿妹 Native people and all 小湿妹 residents should be united in demanding change for our future generations, so we do not open the scars of the last pandemic. Let小湿妹檚 be good neighbors and together demand that history not repeat itself at the expense of our small 小湿妹n family.

    This pandemic is an urgent reminder to state and federal governments to fulfill obligations to U.S. citizens in rural areas. Residents of rural 小湿妹, fellow citizens and voters, 小湿妹 deserves a program akin to the Works Progress Act. More than 40 years and 17 billion barrels of oil after ANCSA was signed into law, it is well past time for clear and specific action by our elected officials. When you vote in the next election, please keep the people of rural 小湿妹 in mind and help us craft solutions to the challenges we face as a state and as a nation. God bless us all.

    小湿妹 Corporation
    Robert Beans, Chair
    Andrew Guy, President/CEO

  • 小湿妹 Offers Assistance to Tribes to Request CARES Act Tribal Relief Funding

    April 23, 2020

    The U.S. Treasury Department on April 22, 2020, released for use of the Coronavirus Relief Fund.

    April 13, 2020

    Deadline, Friday 4/17 at 7:59pm 小湿妹 time. We anticipate heavy online use as the deadline nears. You may experience connection issues. Currently, there are no extensions even for technical issues.

    This federal program is for Tribes and ANCSA Corporations only. This is not applicable to individuals.

    On April 13, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a request for information from every qualifying “Indian Tribe”, which includes both Federally-recognized Tribes and 小湿妹 Native Corporations, to assist in developing the formula. Details in the 小湿妹 Letter Offering Assistance to Y-K Delta Tribes.

    Deadline to submit information: Friday, April 17

    Tribes that do not submit information by this deadline may not receive any payment from the Tribal Relief Fund.

    If you would like 小湿妹 to assist your Tribe in this process, please sign and execute the letter below. Please designate the appropriate contact person who will be certifying your application, as well as the person that handles your Tribe’s finances.

    You many also contact the 小湿妹 Lands Department by email for assistance in determining the land base (number of acres) that must be submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department in your application.

    Or to complete the process without 小湿妹’s assistance:

    • Contact the BIA 小湿妹 Regional Office (Anchorage) for assistance completing the forms
    • 907-271-4085 phone or fax 907-271-1349
    • U.S. Treasury Department