Sealaska subsidiary Nypro Kánaak is doing its part to drive eco-conscious products into the

market by working with large water-filter producer Brita to launch a Brita water bottle, designed to filter water on-the-go. Sealaska worked closely with Brita and its parent company, The Clorox Co.

The relationship is part of an effort by large corporations to diversify their supply chains by working with minority-owned businesses and corporations. Sealaska, in turn, has opportunities to diversify its business model, and has approached some of the nation’s major corporations.

"What we've tried to do is build relationships with some of America's large corporations, to show them that minority-owned businesses can provide the goods and services they need," said Sealaska Executive Vice President Rick

Harris. "We're competing in a very challenging and difficult market, but we're able to go to our customers and show them that we can provide them with the best price, highest quality diversity-supplied product they can buy."

The product itself diversifies Nypro Kánaak’s business, a subsidiary that specializes in plastic products. Nypro Kánaak will manufacture the bottle at its Guadalajara facilities.

Harris views the partnership as a testament to the quality of Nypro Kánaak’s products.

"All this does is get us in the door," Harris said. "You still have to make the best product possible at the lowest possible price. Then we're in a position to secure contracts. We're able to work with our partners to create even better products."

Nypro Kánaak Makes Eco-Friendly Brita BottleSubsidiary lands contract for popular product

September 2011

ShareholderA q u a r t e r l y n e w s l e t t e r f r o m S e a l a s k a C o r p o r a t i o n

Southeast Alaska Native Art Showcased at Santa Fe Indian MarketSealaska Heritage Institute and Sealaska provide insight on SE culture

Maka Monture with Yakutat Dancers

A G

rowi

ng T

radi

tion

By all accounts, Sealaska’s and Sealaska Heritage Institute’s (SHI) participation at the

Santa Fe Indian Market was a resounding success. The primary focus at the annual event was to educate and attract art enthusiasts and collectors and develop a similar gathering in Juneau, Alaska.  For the past 90 years, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) has sponsored the Santa Fe Indian Market, which is a significant economic boom to Santa Fe and artists. SWAIA wanted to make Indian culture more prominent and invited Sealaska to meet this goal.  Dr. Rosita Worl, president of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, believes this goal was accomplished through the traditional and contemporary fashion review, artist demon- strations, and cultural presentations by cultural performers and Yakutat's Mt. Saint Elias Dancers.  

“The Yakutat dancers were fabulous and a big hit,” said Worl, “and George Ramos did a marvelous job educating people about our culture and history.” Another objective was to highlight the Southeast Alaska seafood market. Guests, including Sealaska tribal member shareholders who live in the Southwest, were treated to oysters, salmon and shrimp at the SHI and Sealaska reception. The City and Borough of Juneau and State of Alaska representatives who attended the events also learned about the economic potential of an Indian Market. SHI is planning to expand its Native Artist Market during the next Celebration scheduled the first weekend of June 2012.

Please visit the Sealaska Facebook page to see images from Indian Market.

Sealaska, a Unique CorporationRevenues advance Native culture, business and community

The word “corporation” does not accurately describe the Sealaska story. Many use the word corporation to describe an entity focused exclusively on profits. Instead, Sealaska represents a much broader range of values to fulfill the goals of ANCSA. The ANCSA corporations are simply another tool created by Congress for us, as Native people, to achieve not only stable and self-sufficient economies, but to fulfill and support our culture. This also applies to our partners, many of whom are uncompromising in their efforts to protect the

environment and improve people’s lives. I believe Sealaska goes even further. Sealaska is a different kind of company. Our management is dedicated to embracing Native values. One example is Haa Shagoon (our past, present and future) and is incorporated into our daily business decisions. As a Native company our revenues and businesses are dedicated to improving shareholder opportunities, enhancing Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian culture and nourishing the communities where our shareholders reside.

Last month, the villages of Hydaburg and Saxman raised totem poles carved from logs donated by Sealaska. We are pleased to be able to contribute to these culturally important projects. We stand with pride as our tribal member shareholders are perpetuating rich cultural arts, which will give witness to our presence in this region for generations to come.

The Sealaska story begins with its people, the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian and its employees who are dedicated to instill pride in Sealaska’s accomplishments. While we currently represent more than 20,000 tribal member shareholders, we also respect and honor the values of our ancestors who came before us. This is what makes Sealaska a different company with a successful and viable future.

Our business investments provide jobs in rural communities. Recently, through the work of Haa Aaní, LLC, we are a catalyst to help create new, profitable and sustainable economies throughout our homelands, where unemployment is high. Expenses are crippling chances for young families to live in their communities. For example, energy costs in Southeast villages are about five times higher than urban areas.

Our story begins and ends with our people. How we’ve persevered for millennia by living our values, using our resources and how those values in action guide us into the future. As you read this edition of the Shareholder, I hope you’ll view Sealaska as a different kind of company; one that advances business, culture and community each and every day.

Sincerely,

Chris E. McNeil Jr. President and CEO

Chris E. McNeil Jr., President and CEO

2INSIDE SEALASKA

Sealaska Subsidiary Makes Voting Easier Managed Business Solutions creates online voting tool

Jon Duncan, a Sealaska shareholder and CEO and president of Managed Business Solutions (MBS), was one of the very first to

vote online in the 2011 Sealaska election. He was excited to test the product created by the company he oversees.

“I was very eager when the software application went live,” said Duncan.

The Shareholder Management System, or SMS, is an information management system that makes online voting possible by keeping shareholder information in one place.

Duncan says MBS has marketed the SMS application to other Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs), and is excited about working with Eyak Corporation and Huna Totem Corporation. “We also have interest from other Alaska Native Regional Corporations,” said Duncan. “This is an exciting time for MBS to show its skills and expertise to our ANC peers.”

New Nonprofit Focuses on Perpetuating Haida CultureThe Hydaburg community has come together to form XKKF, a new

nonprofit organization that strives to leave a cultural legacy for descendants. The group's fiscal sponsor is the Hydaburg Cooperative Association. Most recently the group sponsored a Haida language series and a culture camp, and plans to continue its mission of bringing cultural events to the community.

XKKF Executive Director Lisa Lang says she is excited about advancing the mission of XKKF. The next steps will be to establish a website that will allow visitors to contribute to the success of the program’s mission. For now, the group and their upcoming events can be found on Facebook under XKKF Cultural Program.

Sealaska Director Sid Edenshaw serves on the group’s board, along with Jean Bland, Doreen Witwer and Anthony Christianson.

3NEW TOTEM POLES AND HOUSE POSTS CELEBRATED

The Prince of Wales (POW) community had much to celebrate this summer with carvers

in Hydaburg and Klawock successfully replicating deteriorating totem poles. Five totems were raised in Klawock and two in Hydaburg, with plans for more totems to be restored and replicated. The projects in both communities are revitalizing the art of wood carving while documenting the presence of the Tlingit and Haida people of POW.

Sealaska donated logs for the totem projects and the house posts in Hydaburg. The corporation was humbled to be able to contribute to the projects and proud to see the natural resources of Southeast turned into something beautiful that will last for generations.

In Hydaburg, Sealaska contributed three red cedar logs for the new house posts in front of the Alma Cook Health Center, and one of the two totem poles raised in Hydaburg’s Totem Park this summer.

“We have been fundraising and grant writing for the purpose of replication or refurbishing of the existing totems, which have been in place since the 1930s and are in direct need of work. Without attention and work, the totems will

fall very soon,” said Doreen Witwer, Hydaburg Cooperative Association’s administrator.

Master carver John Rowan led the Klawock totem project, working with high school students to pass on his skills and knowledge. Community leaders, family and visitors raised

the totems over three days of celebration.

Photos of the Hydaburg and Klawock events are available for viewing at www.sealaska.com or on Sealaska's Facebook page. To learn more about how Sealaska impacts communities, please visit www.sealaska.com

New Totem Poles and House Posts Celebrated on Prince of Wales IslandCommunities celebrate historic events

Hydaburg community members rally to raise totem

Community members move new totem in Klawock

INSIDE SEALASKA

Griffin FujiokaOffice: Sealaska HQ; Juneau, AlaskaTribe: TlingitCollege: Washington State UniversityStudies: Major: Computer Science, Minor: Management Information SystemsActivity:

� QL Reports, iPad/iPhone configuration and deployment, migration to new technologies and general IT maintenance

Nicholas GauseOffice: Office of Diversity Solutions; Sealaska HQ, Juneau, AlaskaTribe: Tlingit College: University of UtahStudies: Business Administration Activity:

� U.S. Small Business Administration certification needs and marketing events

Michael HoytOffice: Sealaska Heritage Institute; Juneau, AlaskaTribe: TlingitCollege: Northwest Nazarene UniversityStudies: Secondary Education – English and HistoryActivity:

� Latseen Leadership Academy, Hoop Camp and Santa Fe Indian Market

Allyson HughesOffice: Natural Resources, Sealaska HQ; Juneau, AlaskaTribe: TlingitCollege: University of Alaska FairbanksStudies: Fisheries, M.S. Activity:

� Anadromous fish habitat surveys, forest inventory and monitoring, and silviculture and deer browse research

Robert BoydOffice: Sealaska Environmental Services; Bellevue, Wash.Tribe: Tlingit College: University of WashingtonStudies: Environmental StudiesActivity:

� Field sampling and sample collection and preparation, plan reviews, lab communications, creation of sample matrices, collaboration with project managers, and field communications with Navy technical representatives

Ryan BresemanOffice: Managed Business Solutions; Colorado Springs, Colo.Tribe: TlingitCollege: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteStudies: Major: Computer Science, Minor: LiteratureActivity:

� SQL Server reports for a tribal member shareholder database system

Kelsey BresemanOffice: Sealaska Environmental Services; Bellevue, Wash.Tribe: Tlingit College: Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringStudies: Neural EngineeringActivity:

� Human resources and engineering

Chantil DukartOffice: Security Alliance, LLC; Miami, Fla.Tribe: TsimshianCollege: University of Miami, Frost School of MusicStudies: Bachelor of Arts with a minor in psychology Activity:

� Research and data audits, business administration

Sealaska Excited About Tomorrow's LeadersSealaska’s internship program is celebrating another year of great success. What started as a way to fill seasonal work at the corporation’s Juneau headquarters, the program has since expanded to include other Sealaska subsidiaries across the United States. The program offers benefits for both the students and the corporation. Students are able to test skills acquired through their education by working at a large company. In exchange, the interns provide a fresh point of view and a pool of potential new leaders. Join us in congratulating this year’s interns!

4SEALASKA INTERNS

Miquelle MorenoOffice: Synergy Systems; Bellevue, Wash.Tribe: TlingitCollege: University Alaska AnchorageStudies: Business Management Activity:

� Payroll, certified payroll, developing instruction documents and manuals on how to fill out a timesheet for Synergy employees

Crystal A. RogersOffice: Haa Aaní, LLC; Juneau, AlaskaTribe: TlingitCollege: Portland Community College; University of Alaska SoutheastStudies: Self-designed Bachelor of Liberal Arts entitled “Alaska Natives in Traditional and Modern Environments,” a combination of anthropology, Alaska Native art and government with a minor in the Tlingit languageActivity:

� Develop business strategy, research and evaluate target investment opportunities

Crystal WorlOffice: Sealaska Heritage Institute; Juneau, AlaskaTribe: Tlingit College: Institute of American Indian ArtsStudies: Studio Arts & Moving Images Activity:

� Preparation for Latseen Leadership Academy, application review, planning and coordination of SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market, travel arrangements for camp staff and participants, and purchasing and organizing camp supplies

Brent LemlerOffice: Sealaska Constructors; Auburn, Wash. Tribe: TlingitCollege: Sonoma State UniversityStudies: Business Administration Management, Political Science Activity:

� Administration and marketing

Madeline Soboleff LevyOffice: Sealaska HQ; Juneau, AlaskaTribe: Tlingit, HaidaCollege: University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawStudies: LawActivity:

� Legal and legislative research on confidential assigned projects, preparation for and presentation to the board on behalf of the legal department

Pedro MojicaOffice: SES-Tech Global Solutions; Richland, Wash.Tribe: TlingitCollege: University of IdahoStudies: Civil/Structural EngineeringActivity:

� Data analysis for the DICCE project

5SEALASKA INTERNSSEALASKA INTERNS

More information on the Sealaska internship program can be found online at sealaska.com/opportunities_internships

Shareholder Holiday Fair In JuneauSave the date December 15, 2011

Sealaska will hold its annual Shareholder Holiday Fair on Thursday, December 15, 2011. The event will be held in Juneau at Centennial Hall. This

is an opportunity to talk one-on-one with directors and visit department booths to learn about current Sealaska activity. There will be door prizes and

gift bags. We look forward to seeing you there.Time and other details will be posted soon on www.sealaska.com.

Sealaska’s Land Legislation Moves Closer to Becoming LawFirst ever “markup” is historic achievement

Late spring of this year, both the Senate and House committees of jurisdiction for the Sealaska land legislation hosted separate hearings on the bill, Haa Aaní.

The hearings were an opportunity for the members to learn more about the pros and cons of the legislation directly from stakeholders.

Board member Byron Mallott testified on behalf of Sealaska before each committee, reminding the members that, “It is important for all of us who live in the Tongass, as well as those who value the Tongass from afar, to recognize that the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian are committed to maintaining both the natural ecology of the Tongass and the Tongass as our home.”

Owen Graham, the executive director of the Alaska Forest Association, also traveled to Washington, D.C. to testify in support of Haa Aaní. Graham warned members, “Passage of this bill is critical to the future of our remaining industry.”

He also talked about Sealaska’s responsible stewardship practices. “They comply with the State Forest Practices Act regulations and they put an effort into managing their young-growth timber for the future. In addition, their lands are managed to allow timber, wildlife and fish to all prosper on the same acres,” he said.

In mid-July, the House Committee on Natural Resources hosted the first ever “markup” of the legislation since the first version was introduced in 2007.

Markup is the process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend and rewrite proposed legislation. The bill was then passed out of committee with strong bipartisan support of 34 Republicans to 10 Democrats, a welcome balance given the current divided nature of our federal government.

When Congress returns from its August recess after Labor Day, the Senate committee is expected to host its own markup. The next congressional action will be a full congressional vote on both the Senate and House floors.

HAA AANI–SEALASKA'S LAND LEGISLATION6

1. "Like" Sealaska's Facebook page.

2. "Follow" Sealaska's Twitter feed.

3. Tell your legislators that you support Haa Aaní through the land legislation feature on our website, www.sealaska.com

4. Tell your friends and family to show their support for Haa Aaní using www.capwiz.com/sealaska/taf/

5. Join the 10,000 tribal member shareholders who receive electronic updates by signing up for our eNews Network at www.sealaska.com/page/email_network.html

6. Track us on Facebook and Twitter for the most up-to-date information on the status of the land legislation and to hear about how you can help along the way.

Visit sealaska.com/haa_aani for more ways to help!

How You Can Help

A member of Congress introduces a bill. It is assigned

a number and goes to the appropriate committee.

Committees review and vote on the bill, then hold hearings to

listen to facts and opinions, make changes to the bill and cast votes. If most committee members vote in favor of the bill, it is sent back to the full Senate and the House for debate.

The Senate and the House debate the bill, offer amendments and

cast votes. Sometimes, the House and the Senate pass variations of the same bill. In these cases, the bill goes to a committee made up of members of Congress from both houses. The committee works out differences between the two versions.

The bill goes before all of Congress for a vote. If a majority of both the Senate

and the House votes for the bill, it goes to the president for approval.

From an Idea to Federal Law

1. 2. 3. 4.

7SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTEHAA AANI–SEALASKA'S LAND LEGISLATION

New Information About Haida Canoe Emerges Ancient canoe crafted with traditional tools

Look for us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Sealaska-Heritage-Institute or at Twitter (@SHInstitute)

Native Intern Wins Full Scholarship to Pursue Master’s DegreeSealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has partnered with the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) to create an internship program designed to foster more archivists and museum curators. The program was founded this year.

SHI’s first intern Alyssa Peterson was accepted into a graduate school with a full scholarship in California to pursue a career in archiving through a master’s in library science. Alyssa Peterson, intern

Sealaska Corporation has found an ancient, partially carved Haida canoe on forested land

it owns near the Organized Village of Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island.

A surveyor working for Sealaska Timber Corporation (STC) spotted the 33-foot-11-inch canoe last winter under a heavy layer of moss. Steps were taken immediately to protect the area from the scheduled selective harvest so a full investigation could take place. After the spring snowmelt, Sealaska leaders and tribal members from Kasaan visited the canoe and observed that at least five cedars at the site had been hand-harvested using traditional tools.

“Other abandoned canoes have been found in Southeast Alaska, but it is rare to find canoes crafted with traditional tools,” said Dr. Rosita Worl, president of the Sealaska Heritage Institute.

The carving of the canoe was nearly complete, but it had not yet been steamed, a process used to give the craft its final shape. Another log that apparently split when it was harvested also lies

at the site, and segments of its wood appear to have been salvaged for other uses. STC President and CEO Wade Zammit said that the cedar forest that has grown up around the canoe site is around 500 years old.

Clarence Jackson, a Sealaska board member and chair of the Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Council of Traditional Scholars, said, “The Sealaska Board of Directors views this Haida canoe as a tangible tie to Haida ancestors, who made this canoe and who left their footprints on the land.”

Ancient canoe seen here

Darlene Joy Abbott – Junction City, Ore. (55)August B. Anderson – Sitka, Alaska (81)Roman Antioquia Jr. – Port Angeles, Wash. (73)Evelyn Ann Arriola – Anchorage, Alaska (59)Juanita G. Bledsoe – Tacoma, Wash. (84)Barbara Lynn Bowen – Sitka, Alaska (53)Nora E. Conner – Anadarko, Okla. (74)Brandy Lee Cooper – St. Petersburg, Fla. (44)Albert William Dick – Hoonah, Alaska (71)Arnold R. Didrickson Sr. – Anchorage, Alaska (78)Veda Dundas – Ketchikan, Alaska (93)Matilda P. Gamble – Angoon, Alaska (87)Myrina G. Garza – Ketchikan, Alaska (90)Charles J. Hanke – Seattle, Wash. (71)Roger Leonard Howard – Sitka, Alaska (70)Dana E. Kitka – Sitka, Alaska (24)James Klushkan Jr. – Anchorage, Alaska (50)Mariel E. Mahoney – Anchorage, Alaska (93)Frances L. Manning – Sun City, Ariz. (89)Donald Carlton Master – Tacoma, Wash. (67)Corrine Rose Minch – Klawock, Alaska (45)Constance Helen Paddock – Juneau, Alaska (90)Wayne J. Plumley – Edmonds, Wash. (83)Anthony Jack Sharclane – Juneau, Alaska (38)Lisa M. Siverly – Juneau, Alaska (48)Calvin Peter Stein – Anchorage, Alaska (63)Patrick D. Suckinaw – Ketchikan, Alaska (80)Michael P. Tonsgard – Arlington, Wash. (47)Elizabeth Jean Trana – Rock Springs, Wyo. (61)Emmanuel Vera – Manhattan Beach, Calif. (86)Barbara Johanna Williams – Juneau, Alaska (48)Mamie Williams – Hoonah, Alaska (95)Barbara Jean Zambrano – Everett, Wash. (67)

In Memory

Start Planning Now For Celebration ContestsDon’t forget, next year is Celebration and some of the contests at the event require pre-planning. For the first time, SHI will hold a contest for best new moccasins, as well as contests for best seaweed and soapberries. Contestants have to gather and prepare the food themselves. Soapberries are prepared at Celebration, while seaweed is prepared in advance and submitted before the festival. Awards will also be given at the Juried Art Show and Competition. Top winners will get cash prizes!

Sealaska pays tribute to tribal member shareholders who have recently passed on:

Sealaska shareholder Crystal Worl represented Southeast in the Miss WEIO pageant, part of the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. Worl, who is a Sealaska intern, was crowned as the First Runner Up. She hopes her participation in the Miss WEIO pageant will inspire other Southeast Alaska Natives to participate.

The Sealaska Shareholder is published for shareholders free of charge by Sealaska Corporation. Subscription information for non-shareholders is available by writing the Office of Corporate Communications.

Sealaska CorporationOne Sealaska Plaza, Suite 400Juneau, AK 99801-1276800.848.5921 toll-free

Our PHILOSOPHY is to protect and grow our assets and to use them to provide economic, cultural and social benefits to current and future generations of Sealaska share-holders and their descendants.

Our VISION is to grow the company as a Native institution that maximizes its cultural capital by embedding Alaska Native values into its daily operations.

September 2011

VISITWWW.SEALASKA.COM

In This Issue

ww

w.s

eala

ska.

com

Prin

ted

on 3

0% p

ost-c

onsu

mer

recy

cled

pap

er.

Southeast Alaska Native Art showcased at Santa Fe Indian Market Page 1

Nypro Kánaak Makes Eco-Friendly Brita Bottle Page 1

Letter from the CEO Page 2

Sealaska Subsidiary Makes Voting Easier Page 2

New Nonprofit Focuses on Perpetuating Haida Culture Page 2

New Totem Poles and House Posts Celebrated on Prince of Wales Island Page 3

Sealaska Interns Pages 4 and 5

Crystal Worl Crowned First Runner Up in Miss World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Page 5

Haa Aaní Page 6

New Information About Haida Canoe Emerges Page 7

Learn to Make Moccasins Page 7

Native Intern Wins Full Scholarship to Pursue Master's Degree Page 7

Start Planning Now for Celebration Contests Page 7

In Memory Page 7

Hydaburg Health Center Honors Kai it’ Qwaas (Alma Cook) Page 8

New Hydaburg Health Center Honors Kai it’ Qwaas (Alma Cook)A lma Cook was one of the first

community health aides in Southeast Alaska. In July 2011 she was honored when the new Alma Cook Health Center was dedicated in her name.

The event included the unveiling of three house posts carved for the new facility by Hydaburg carvers Warren Peele, Clarence Peele Jr. and Joe Frisby.

Cook started as a volunteer health aide and later became a certified health practitioner. She retired after serving her community for 35 years.

SEARHC Pres. & CEO Roald Helgeson and Jolene Edenshaw, SEARHC Chair

PRESORTEDFIRST CLASS MAIL

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

JUNEAU, AKPERMIT NO. 98