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Q & A : NANA ’ s New Satellite Offices in the Region
What Ten new NANA offices will open in the region .
Where In each of our villages outside of Kotzebue .
Why
Features
Who is building them
Investing in our region , employees and shareholders is a board priority . The offices will strengthen NANA ’ s ability to serve shareholders who reside in the villages .
The prefabricated , modular buildings measure 1,536 square feet . Each has an open area that can be used for community meetings and gatherings . The shareholder relations coordinators will have an office . Shareholder resources , including access to a computer , will be provided .
NANA Construction , a NANA subsidiary , is the prime contractor . The modules will be constructed at the Big Lake fabrication facility . Jesstin Patterson , a NANA shareholder , is the project manager for NANA Construction . He will be the primary contact about any local jobs on-site .
In Deering , the first of NANA ' s new satellite offices gets ready for its September 22 open house .
TIMELINE
2023 ................ Offices will be installed in Ambler , Kivalina , Noorvik and Shungnak .
Who ’ s on team NANA NANA departments : village economic investment , facilities , lands and shareholder relations , with the support of IT .
What ’ s the schedule The first office will be installed in Deering in September 2022 .
2024 ................ Offices will be installed in Kobuk , Kiana , Noatak and Selawik .
2025 ................ The Buckland office will be installed .
NANA Hosts Alaska Delegates for ICC General Assembly
The 14th Inuit Circumpolar Council ( ICC ) General Assembly was a hybrid event this year . Delegates convened regionally and sub-regionally throughout Alaska , Canada , Greenland and Russia and connected across national borders virtually . NANA hosted a part of the Alaska delegation in its Anchorage offices . Northwest Alaska delegates and some alternates convened at the Northwest Arctic Borough Assembly Chambers .
ICC holds a general assembly every four years at which delegates from across the circumpolar region elect a new chair and an executive council , develop policies and adopt resolutions that will guide the activities of the organization for the coming term .
Kasaŋnaaluk Marie N . Greene is the new ICC-Alaska president and ICC international executive council vice-chair . Nicole Kanayurak Wojciechowski is the vice president of ICC-Alaska and an ICC international executive council member . Qaulluq Liz Cravalho is the NANAappointed ICC-Alaska board member and Saagulik Elizabeth Hensley is the alternate .
The theme of “ Inuit – Strength and Peace ” was chosen to reflect the strength Inuit have even throughout a global coronavirus pandemic . Over the course of three days the 66 Inuit delegates heard presentations on : future on international partnerships ; international Indigenous human rights and international partnerships ; food security ; families and youth ; health and wellness ; education and language ; and Indigenous knowledge .
The delegates adopted a declaration to guide the work of ICC International and each ICC National office for the next four years .
The chair of the international organization was transferred to Greenland for the
Saagulik Elizabeth Hensley , NANA ' s vice president of external and government affairs , hosted Jimmy Stotts , ICC-Alaska ' s outgoing president and ICC International Chair Dalee Sambo Dorough in our Anchorage office . next four-year term . Sara Olsvig was unanimously elected as the new chair , taking over from Alaska ’ s Dr . Dalee Sambo Dorough .
Founded in 1977 under the leadership of the late Eben Hopson of Barrow , Alaska , the ICC has flourished and grown into a major international non-government organization representing approximately 180,000 Inuit of Alaska , Canada , Greenland and Chukotka ( Russia ). The organization holds Consultative Status II at the United Nations .
To thrive in their circumpolar homeland , Inuit had the vision to realize they must speak with a united voice on issues of common concern and combine their energies and talents towards protecting and promoting their way of life . The principal goals of ICC are , therefore , to strengthen unity among Inuit of the circumpolar region ; promote Inuit rights and interests on an international level ; develop and encourage long-term policies that safeguard the Arctic environment ; and seek full and active partnership in the political , economic and social development of circumpolar regions .
The Hunter | 2022 September
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