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NANA broadband project launches door-to-door regional outreach
The NANA Regional Broadband Network is bringing faster, more reliable internet to the region through our internet service provider, NANA NET. Once complete, the network will connect 11 tribal communities across the NANA region, expanding access to reliable broadband and the opportunities it creates for education, healthcare, employment, economic development, and staying connected.
Over the summer, NANA broadband project employees began visiting homes in participating communities throughout the region to help residents complete a Fiber-Optic Connection Agreement. Completing the agreement allows NANA NET to prepare your property for future internet service and does not obligate you to subscribe.
Residents who complete the agreement will be added to the placement list. NANA NET and its construction contractor, Sturgeon Electric Company Inc., will coordinate placement of the fiber service drop and associated exterior infrastructure. Homeowners are eligible to participate, and renters may participate with authorization from their landlord or property manager.
If a community outreach representative visits your home, we encourage you to take a few minutes to learn more and complete the agreement. Residents may also complete the agreement online at www. nananet. com or visit their local NANA office for assistance.
Together, we ' re building the foundation for future broadband connectivity across the NANA region.
A new home for our Alaska-based subsidiaries
BUILDING THE PATTERN
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NANA North Marketing and Communications Specialist James Dommek Jr.( left) and his mother, NANA shareholder Verna Dommek( right) pose with the qupak ribbon made by Verna. |
On Aug. 28, 2026, we celebrated an exciting milestone for NANA. During the ceremony for our new office in Anchorage, named the hunter building, we marked the occasion by cutting a qupak instead of a traditional ribbon. A qupak, often used as decorative trim on our regalia and artwork, starts as what may seem like a collection of scraps. But when carefully assembled, it transforms into something strong, intricate, and beautiful. A ribbon of qupak created |
by NANA shareholder Verna Dommek served as an excellent symbol of how our subsidiaries, when brought together, create a stronger and more unified NANA.
The hunter building now serves as a central hub for many of our Alaskabased subsidiaries, bringing these teams together under one roof.
This shared space was designed with purpose. When our subsidiaries
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operate close to one another, they collaborate more easily, share ideas more freely, and align their work toward the same goals. That kind of unity benefits everyone, especially our shareholders.
We are grateful to everyone who helped bring this vision to life. The hunter building is a lasting reminder of what we can accomplish together, and we look forward to the future it makes possible.
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Back row from left to right: NANA Board Directors Qanailaaq Marvin Barr, Aliqataaq Alice Adams, Nayuk Nellie Sheldon, Aqimayuk Eva Harvey, and Suuyuk Anthony Norris. Front row: Atmaġuq Lee“ Big Boy” Staheli.
Quyanaq to the Kotzebue Northern Lights Dancers for helping us celebrate the grand opening of our new office. Back row, from left to right: Martin Woods, Beverly Hensley, Walter Gregg III, and Dylan Bernhardt. Front row, from left to right: Tina Mae Hensley, May Douglas, and Judy Huss.
COO of NANA and President and CEO of Akima Bill Monet( left) and NANA Board Chair Atmaġuq Lee“ Big Boy” Staheli( right).
From left to right: Senior Director of Natural Resources Lawrence Hanna, Kotzebue Northern Lights Dancer Judy Huss, and General Manager of NANA Construction Civil and Marine Division Toby Drake.
NANA Vice President of Operations Kuuġnaaluk Brad Osborne led the qupak cutting ceremony.
The Hunter | Fall 2026
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