February - March 2013 | Volume 34
Published by NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.
Kasaŋnaaluk's Message
INSIDE
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NANA is a shareholder-driven,
shareholder-managed corporation. Our
elected 23 member board establishes
the strategies and goals that all NANA
departments must work to achieve. All
of our actions, projects and initiatives
must be in alignment with the board’s
goals. Your input – as individuals
and collectively – helps guide the
corporation. The board takes great
care in incorporating your comments,
thoughts and suggestions into its
strategy sessions. They require that
we, as NANA staff, seek out your input
as we move forward in our efforts to
achieve NANA's mission and vision.
GOALS 2013
pg.12
Shareholders help shape
NANA’s goals
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PLANNING
FOR SUCCESS
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HOW TO VOTE
YOUR PROXY
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Anchorage, AK
Permit No. 444
PO Box 49
Kotzebue, Alaska 99752
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n just a few short weeks, we’ll
meet with hundreds of NANA
shareholders in the Kiana school
gym for the 2013 NANA Annual
Meeting. Many of you have already
received your 2012 NANA Annual
Report and 2013 Proxy information
in the mail. I urge you to take the
time to vote your proxy ballot.
Let’s Get
Together
2013 NANA Annual
Shareholder Meeting
NANA’s Annual Meeting is
March 18, 2013, in Kiana at the
Kiana School Gym. NANA invites
all NANA shareholders to attend
this important meeting. Hear
reports from NANA’s board and
senior team about your corporation
and meet with family and friends,
Monday, March 18, 2013, at
the NANA Annual Shareholder
Meeting at 1 p.m. in Kiana. For
a complete list of other NANA
meetings and events log on to
www.nana.com/events or stop
by your NANA Resource
Technician's office for a schedule.
Recently, many of you participated
in Shareholder Listening Sessions
on outer continental shelf oil and gas
drilling (OCS) and the State of Alaska
Ambler Mining District Access Project
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
process. These meetings are very valuable
to NANA and by providing input, you
are helping to guide our engagement
with federal and state partners on these
issues. Shareholder input has also had
a direct positive impact on the Upper
Kobuk Mineral Project (UKMP) including
NovaCopper’s incorporation of
culturally sensitive practices involving
leave for village funeral services
and permitting requirements for the
project that actively work to protect
subsistence resources like caribou.
Your voice does matter and because
of you, under the guidance of our
board, NANA is working hard to
achieve our mission and adapt to the
changing needs of our shareholders.
Thank you for all of the constructive
feedback you’ve provided to us in
2012. I look forward to seeing many
of you at the coming annual meeting
in Kiana on March 18, 2013. 
Taikuu and God bless,
Marie N. Greene
President/CEO
SECTION: NANA Regional Corporation
Shareholder Listening Sessions
NANA shareholder listening sessions held on Ambler Mining District Access project
Recently, NANA Natural Resources
and Village Economic Development
(VED) department staff, along with a
representatives from the Northwest
Arctic Borough (NAB), met with residents
of the Kobuk River villages of Kobuk,
Shungnak, Ambler, Kiana and Noorvik
for a series of Shareholder Listening
Sessions regarding the upcoming State
of Alaska Ambler Mining District Access
Project Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) process. The Alaska Department
of Transportation and Public Facilities
(DOT&PF) is currently evaluating the
feasibility of constructing a road to the
Ambler mineral belt. According to the
project Web site (dot.alaska.gov/nreg/
ambleraccess) “the road will provide all
season surface transportation access to
state lands, and facilitate exploration
and development of mineral resources
within this area. A road may also serve
as a transportation corridor for goods and
services to communities connected to the
selected route.” An EIS is a document
prepared to describe the effects for
proposed activities on the environment.
The January NANA Shareholder
Listening Sessions were held as a way
for NANA shareholders to have another
opportunity to let the corporation know
their thoughts, comments, questions
and concerns about the project. It is
important that NANA hear directly
from shareholders on this topic so
we can help advocate for shareholder
priorities and needs with state agencies.
DOT&PF has also held 20 meetings in
local communities regarding the project
in the last two years. When the EIS is
initiated, there will be more public input
throughout the ongoing, multi-stage
project evaluation and shareholders
will have many more opportunities to
share thoughts directly with the State of
Alaska Department of Natural Resources,
the Alaska Industrial Development
Authority (AIDEA), and DOT &PF.
The EIS is just one part of their effort
to decide if the road project is feasible.
While this is a State of Alaska project,
NANA will continue to reach out and
listen so we can help shareholder and
NANA community opinions be heard.
Shareholder input with state agencies has
already changed proposed project routes
by avoiding the Paa River and putting a
focus on road controlled access and the
protection of subsistence resources. In the
NANA Shareholder Listening Sessions,
many good questions were asked and the
Natural Resources department is working
to find answers to so they can report back
to the communities. Some positive aspects
of the project that shareholders stated
include the possibility that the road could
potentially lower the cost of energy in
the region and might lead to interest in
connecting communities in the region.
The next round of meetings the State of
Alaska will hold will take place later this
year.
Qanuq sumik una
taisuuvisiuŋ Iñupiatun?
How do you say that Iñupiaq?
E
ver wonder how to say certain
words or phrases in Iñupiaq?
Now you can learn a little
Iñupiaq each week with NANA’s Iñupiaq
Word of Week (IWOW) on YouTube
at youtube.com/inupiaqword. Voiced
by NANA shareholder and former
employee, Doris Anderson, IWOW
features short videos about 40 seconds
in length that feature an Iñupiaq word
followed by that same word used in a
phrase. Currently all the words and
phrases are in the Upper Kobuk Dialect,
one of two NANA regional dialects,
but NANA hopes to have words in the
Coastal dialect posted by April 2013.
NANA’s Communications team works
with Lorena Kaniaq Williams, Iñupiaq
language specialist at the Aqqaluk
Trust to ensure the accuracy of the
words, pronunciations and spelling.
Subscribe or check back each week
to youtube.com/inupiaqword. 
The Iñupiaq Word of the Week will help you fine tune your Iñupiaq speaking abilities by leveraging
YouTube's ability to share video. youtube.com/inupiaqword
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NANA held listening sessions in the five Kobuk River villages in early 2013 to hear from shareholders about
the upcoming Ambler Road EIS process. The team is shown here pulling up at the Ambler school on January 16
after a chilly drive from Shungnak.
The 113th Congress Begins
N
ANA Regional
Corporation Board
Chairman Donald G.
Sheldon, Vice Chair
Harvey Vestal, and
President/CEO Marie N. Greene,
traveled to Washington D.C. with
Community and Government Affairs
(CGA) staff to attend the second
Inauguration of President Barrack
Obama. The Inauguration also marked
the beginning of the first session of
the 113th United States Congress
and the team used the trip as an
opportunity to advocate on behalf of
NANA shareholders and the region.
“Working with people in D.C. is just
like working within the region, it’s
all about making that face-to-face
connection and building relationships”
said Elizabeth Qaulluq Moore,
CGA manager. “We’re grateful to
be able to meet with the Alaska
Congressional delegation so we can
work together to build a sustainable
and successful NANA region.”
When meeting with the Alaska
delegation, the NANA team discussed
projects geared towards reducing the
cost of energy in the region including
the Cape Blossom Regional Port, the
Kiana-Selawik-Noorvik intertie study
and changing the income requirements
for weatherization programs the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) offers so more
residents in rural Alaska qualify. They
also discussed the delegation's plan to
introduce offshore oil and gas revenue
sharing legislation this year, as well as
the continuing challenges the region
faces due to steep declines in federal
funding. The delegation reaffirmed
their commitment to working with
NANA and the CGA department
will continue to work closely with
them throughout the year. 
(L to R) Harvey Vestal (NANA Board Vice Chair), Marie N. Greene (President/CEO), Senator Lisa
Murkowski, Representative Don Young, Liz Moore (CGA Manager), Senator Mark Begich, Donald G.
Sheldon (NANA Board Chairman), Chuck Greene (NANA Vice President, CGA).
SECTION: NANA Regional Corporation
S e t t i n g G o a l s i n 2 013
The NANA Regional Corporation board of directors sets the strategy and goals for the corporation. Every department at NANA works to implement these strategies and meet
these goals. Each department has a different focus, but all work together to achieve the overarching direction given by the board.
Community & Government Affairs
The CGA team advances public policy that reflects our Iñupiat values and culture and is
working to establish a thriving regional economy by leveraging partnerships and NANA’s
resources. This year, the department is focused on the following:
• Engage with international, federal, state, local and tribal partners in shaping Arctic policy to ensure that
NANA shareholder priorities are addressed.
• Strengthen partnerships through the Northwest Arctic Leadership Team (NWALT), Alaska Federation
of Natives (AFN), ANCSA CEOs and other organization to advance regional and statewide Alaska
Native priorities.
(L to R) Liz Moore and Joanna Sours
Chuck Greene
• Implement innovative programs designed to create and support a thriving regional economy with
sustainable villages through the Village Economic Development (VED) department. The VED team is
focused on the following initiatives in 2013:
-- Improve NANA community infrastructure
-- Provide access to affordable energy through NANA programs and partnerships
-- Work to improve access to affordable goods and services by leveraging regional buying power
Natural Resources
Natural Resources works in pursuit of responsible development of natural resources
that benefit NANA and NANA shareholders for today and for future generations. In
2013, this team will work to:
• Maximize revenue, shareholder employment opportunities and benefits from Red Dog and the
greater Red Dog district
• Increase resource revenues through new mineral discovery and existing projects in the region
• Promote and improve systematic, shareholder-led Environmental Stewardship and oversight in
regards to mineral development projects on NANA lands
(L to R) Elia Sakeagak, Sonny Adams, Lance Miller, Jason Rutman and Kimberly Cunningham
Lands & Regional Affairs
Lands and Regional Affairs staff work to protect NANA-owned lands and subsistence
resources and to responsibly utilize and manage these lands for current and future
generations. To achieve this mission, 2013 goals include:
• Prioritize the protection of NANA lands and subsistence through enforcement strategies and
improvements to the trespass program
• Increase opportunities for local management of village lands by transferring 14(c)3 lands to
local government bodies
(L to R) Abraham Snyder and Bibianna Scott
(L to R) Rosie Barr, Ginger Douglas and Jeff Nelson
• Improve existing systems and implement a new geographic information system to increase
access to land information
Administration
This team is responsible for administrative operations including managing the office facilities in Kotzebue
and performing various administrative tasks. The department goals for the coming year are to:
• Improve systematic safety systems for NANA Regional Corporation assets and personnel
• Provide cross-training to staff to improve staff availability and services offered to shareholders
• Maximize office space and technology to reduce redundancy and costs associated with operations
(L to R) Red Seeberger and Samantha Goodwin
Shareholder Relations
The team works toward the development of shareholders, job opportunities for
shareholders within NANA, and relationships with all shareholders. The goals for the
upcoming year are to:
• Increase capabilities of staff to utilize new technologies with upgraded access and service
to shareholders
• Train the Shareholder Development Specialists to implement work plans for the purpose of helping
shareholders in the villages identify and reach individual employment, education and life goals
(L to R) Stephanie Sampson, Raven Hunnicutt,
Joanne Harris and Clara Walker
NANA Resource Technicians pictured with Marie Greene and
Gladys Pungowiyi
• Identify and provide Resource Technicians with tools needed to deliver improved assistance
to shareholders
Communications
Communications works to provide information about NANA honestly and ethically
to reflect the values of the corporation to its primary audiences. In 2013, this team's
goals include:
• Continue to improve communication materials and notices provided to NANA communities
• Identify and leverage new forms of social media to engage and educate a new generation of
NANA shareholders regarding their corporation
• Work with shareholder community to identify new opportunities for
communications improvement
(L to R) David Barnes, Shelly Wozniak and Priscilla Hensley Holthouse
Kristi Nelson
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SECTION: Proxy Voting Information
H o w t o Vo t e
A
t the NANA Annual Meeting on March 18, 2013, shareholders have the
opportunity to vote for the board representation they want. By turning in a proxy
ahead of time, shareholders are able to make their vote count, even if they can’t
come to the meeting. Voting by proxy also means shareholders who do come to
Selawik for the meeting can spend their time participating and visiting.
Each voting shareholder was mailed a proxy packet containing their proxy and voting
instructions. These instructions – How to Vote, How to Vote by Paper Proxy and How to
Vote by Online Proxy – are reprinted here for your information and convenience.
This is also the deadline for proxies to be faxed or mailed to Mikunda Cottrell. NANA will
also accept proxies in person at the registration desk prior to the close of registration at the
annual meeting in Kiana. No faxed proxies can be accepted at the Anchorage or Kotzebue
offices of NANA or at the school in Kiana.
If you have any questions about voting your proxy – either on paper or online –
please contact:
Mikunda, Cottrell & Co.
(907) 278-8878
This year, NANA shareholders are able to vote their proxy online. The online votes count just
the same as paper proxies or in-person votes. Online voting must be completed by 5:00 p.m.
(Alaska Standard Time) on Friday, March 15, 2013.
Or
NANA Shareholder Relations
(907) 442-3301
(800) 478-3301
How to Vote
IMPORTANT
HOW TO MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT!
Deadline to vote online, by mail or by fax is 5 p.m.
Alaska Standard Time on March 15, 2013. Paper
proxies will be accepted at the annual meeting.
Your proxy will identify the total number of votes
you have for the 2013 Proxy. Read the candidate
information in the Proxy Statement and choose
the candidate(s) you believe will best serve you
best on the NANA Regional Corporation Board
of Directors or just mark the candidates.
DO I NEED TO VOTE A PROXY?
Each year, NANA has an Annual Meeting. At
this meeting, NANA conducts an election
of Directors. This is the time of year when
shareholders decide who will serve them on the
Board of Directors. Not all shareholders are
able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
Shareholders who are unable to attend or want to
turn one in early are allowed to turn in a proxy.
WHAT IS A PROXY?
A proxy is a form that authorizes the Proxy Holders
to vote your shares for you in the way you have
indicated. All shareholders are encouraged to
send in their proxy, or complete one online even
if they can attend the meeting and just want to
enjoy the discussion. There is a set of door prizes
just for those shareholders who submit proxies.
WHAT IS A PROXY HOLDER?
Each proxy sent out by NANA designates three
(3) Proxy Holders whose job is to vote the proxy
in the exact way the shareholders marked their
proxy. For example, if a shareholder sends in a
proxy and marks Candidate A, then the Proxy
Holder votes those shares for Candidate A.
 I am voting for one candidate
If there is one candidate for the Board of Directors
that you want to vote for, take the number of votes
identified on your proxy and enter that number
beside the name of the candidate or just mark the
candidate and all of your votes will go to him or her.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON’T CHOOSE
A CANDIDATE(S) ON MY PROXY?
The current Board policy states when a proxy is
turned in and it has not identified a candidate, the
votes represented by the proxy will be divided
equally among all the candidates. For instance, if
there are five candidates, and the votes represented
by the proxy total 100 votes, then each of the five
candidates would receive 20 votes each. This means
that votes represented by the proxy do not affect
the election of directors. If you turn in your proxy
without identifying who you want to vote for, you
will not help decide who is elected because your
vote will be equally distributed among all candidates.
The Board of Directors encourages you to vote
for the candidate(s) you want to represent you.
 I am voting for more than one candidate
If there is more than one candidate you’d like to
vote for, divide your total number of votes any
way you want between those candidates. You can
also mark the candidates you want to vote for and
your votes will be divided equally among them.
HOW SHOULD I SIGN MY PROXY?
Don’t forget to sign and date your proxy, and
mail it in by the deadline! You should sign your
proxy as the name appears on the pre-printed proxy
you received in the mail. If your name is incorrect
because of marriage, divorce or other reasons, please
send a Change of Name or Address form found on
www.nana.com/forms to Shareholder Records.
LISTEN TO THE 2013 NANA
ANNUAL MEETING ONLINE
A live broadcast of the NANA Annual Meeting is
available worldwide via the internet at www.nana.com.
Click on the “KOTZ Radio” button. Tune in to
the 2013 NANA Annual Meeting at 1 p.m. Alaska
Standard Time on Monday, March 18.
NANA
2013
How to Vote by Online Proxy
You have the option to vote your proxy online as an alternative to the mailed-in proxy.
Things you will need in order to submit your online proxy:
‰‰ A computer with Internet access
‰‰ The printed proxy you received in the mail. Your Shareholder ID and PIN for
the online proxy site are located at the bottom of your printed proxy.
‰‰ Web address www.nanavote.net
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Mikunda-Cottrell
1(907) 278-8878
NANA Shareholder Relations
1(800) 478-3301
SECTION: Proxy Voting Information
How to Vote by Paper Proxy
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
NANA REGIONAL CORPORATION, INC.
PROXY – ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS - March 18, 2013
These are the NANA Proxy Holders for this year. Read more about their
role on the How to Vote by Proxy hand out.
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This section tells you how many votes you have. The number of votes you
have is determined by a) the number of shares you own (including the shares of
your children if you are the custodian), and b) the number of seats that are up
for election.Your total number of shares is multiplied by the number of seats
that are up for election.
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This section is where you vote. First, decide which candidates you would
like to vote for. If you are voting for more than one candidate, decide how
many votes you want each candidate to receive. If you vote by marking next to
candidate names, your votes will be divided equally among all the candidates you
choose. Second, enter the number of votes next to the candidate(s) you want to
vote for. Third, make sure the number of votes that you write matches the total
number of votes that you have.
How to Change Your Vote
XY
Please read the voting instructions in the enclosed Proxy Statement and the enclosed instruction handouts and vote for
the candidate or candidates you would like to see elected to the board of directors.
PR
O
(PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX) The Proxy holders are _____ are not _____ authorized to vote in their discretion on any
other business that properly comes before the meeting other than the election of directors. If neither box is checked, the
Proxy holders will be assumed to have such discretion.
The total number of votes you may cast for candidates for the board of directors is as follows:
____________________ (Number of Shares) X 8 = ____________________ (Total Votes)
Ambler Seat
# of Votes
Buckland Seat
# of Votes
Deering Seat
Gladys Downey Jones
_______
Alice Moore
_______
Ronald Moto, Sr.
Morgan Johnson
_______
Grace Hadley
_______
Bonita Barr
Noatak Seat
Frank Adams, Sr.
# of Votes
_______
Norman Monroe
_______
Shungnak Seat
# of Votes
Linda Lee
Noorvik Seat
Donald G. Sheldon
# of Votes
_______
MP
LE
This section is NOT for the election of directors. This section applies
to any other matter that may come up at the Annual Meeting, which would
require a vote of the shareholders. NANA does not have any additional business
planned at this year’s Annual Meeting, other than the election of directors. If
something were to come up at the meeting, the current board of directors
would meet with the proxy holders to discuss how they want to vote on the
item. How you answer this question determines how many votes the proxy
holders will have to vote on the item. If you check the “ARE” box, you are
authorizing the proxy holders to use your votes to vote on that item. If you
check the “ARE NOT” box, you are NOT authorizing the proxy holders to use
your votes. If you do not choose either box, you ARE authorizing the proxy
holders to use your votes to vote on that item.
_______
Vern Cleveland, Sr.
_______
At-Large Seat
Selawik Seat
Diana Ramoth
# of Votes
_______
_______
# of Votes
_______
Tommy Ballot, Sr.
# of Votes
_______
# of Votes
Harvey Vestal
_______
Rick Jones
Doris Anderson
_______
Rose McHale
_______
_______
Leonard Barger
_______
Mary Ann Porter
_______
Victor Geffe
_______
Paulette Schuerch
_______
Johnson Greene
_______
Vincent “Unch” Schuerch _______
Complete, date, and sign this Proxy and mail it to Mikunda Cottrell & Co., P.O. Box 240529, Anchorage, AK 99524-0529 or fax to
(907) 278-5779. Deadline for voting is 5:00 pm, Friday, March 15, 2013. NANA will accept Proxies in person at the registration
desk prior to the close of registration at the Annual Meeting. You can vote online at www.nanavote.net by using your Shareholder
ID # and PIN (below). Please read the enclosed instructions for voting online.
SA
2
The undersigned hereby appoints Joseph Luther, Robert Sampson and/or Allen Ticket, Sr. with power of substitution, to
cast all votes I am entitled to vote for myself or as a custodian at the March 18, 2013 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of
NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. in Kiana, Alaska, and any adjournment thereof, as provided in this Proxy.
______________
Date
____________________________ _____________________________ ______________
Printed Name
Signature
Date of Birth
Name of Shareholder
Address 1
Address 2
Address 3
City, State, Zip
Shareholder ID #
PIN:
Control #
Shareholder Name
Important Note: When you revoke your proxy, you are not changing your vote, you are simply taking your vote back,
which means no candidate will receive any of your votes unless you submit another proxy.
1
‌Submit a new proxy to Mikunda Cottrell.Your new proxy must be received by the
deadline in order to be counted. Remember, if you cannot mail the proxy in order
to be received by Mikunda on time, you can always fax your proxy.
2
‌Go to the Annual Meeting and give oral notice at the registration desk before the
close of registration. They will then give you a ballot to vote.
What To Do If Someone Coerces You Into Voting A Certain Way
1
2
S‌ ubmit a new proxy if the deadline has not passed. This will automatically revoke
your prior proxy.
S‌ end a signed, written letter or statement to Mikunda Cottrell telling them that
you want to revoke your proxy. In your statement, you must tell them that you
were coerced into voting a particular way. The letter must be received by Mikunda
before the close of the polls at the meeting. The letter may be faxed to Mikunda, but
the original must follow via mail.
STEP 1 LOG ON
‰‰ Go to: www.nanavote.net
‰‰ Enter your Shareholder ID
and PIN
Enter your Shareholder
ID here.
Enter your PIN here.
*Remember your Shareholder ID and PIN are
located at the bottom of the paper proxy you
received in the mail.
‰‰ Once you have entered your
Shareholder ID and PIN,
click the
button to log
in to the site.
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SECTION: Proxy Voting Information
How to Vote by Online Proxy
STEP 2 VOTING
OPTION A:
Individual Vote Distribution
IMPORTANT: If you have submitted a paper
proxy for 2013 OR if you have already logged
onto this site and voted, please skip to STEP 5
unless you want to change your vote.The Ballot
Tabulator will enter your paper proxy votes into
the online system, but it may take some time to
process.You will be able to see your votes online
once this is done.
Click to check
the box next to
the candidate(s)
for whom you
wish to vote.
Number of votes you
have available.
Type the number of
votes you want the
candidate to receive
into the box.
There are three different
ways you can vote your
online proxy.They are
Option A, B and C.
‰‰ Click
at the
bottom right of the page
to continue.
OPTION B:
Equal Vote Distribution
‰‰ Click
at the
bottom right of the
page to continue.
Click to check the
box next to the
candidate(s) for
whom you wish
to vote.
OPTION C:
Vote For No Candidates
If you give no instructions or make
no choices, your votes will be divided
equally among all of the individual
Candidates. In practical terms, this
means that your votes will not affect
the results of the election. The board
of directors recommends that you
vote for the candidates you would like
to see elected.
‰‰ Click
at the
bottom right of the
page to continue.
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Check the “Vote for
NO candidates” box
at the bottom of
the page.
Number of votes you
have available.
Click at the bottom
of the page. This will
equally distribute all
of your votes among
the candidates you
have checked.
SECTION: Proxy Voting Information
How to Vote by Online Proxy
STEP 3 PROPOSITION
‰‰ Select whether or
not you authorize the
proxy holders to vote
in their discretion on
any other business
that properly comes
before the meeting
other than the
election of directors.
If you select YES,
you authorize the
proxy holders to
vote on your behalf
on other business
that comes before
the meeting.
If you select NO,
you do not authorize
the proxy holders to
vote on your behalf
on other business
that comes before the
meeting.
IMPORTANT: If you do not make
a selection, the proxy holders will be
assumed to have the authority to vote
your shares on matters besides the
election of new directors that properly
come up at the Annual Meeting.
NANA does not have additional business
planned at this year’s meeting.
‰‰ Click
at the bottom right of the page to continue.
STEP 4 CONFIRMATION
If you wish to
receive an email
confirmation, type
your email address in
the field provided.
If all your proxy
information is
correct and you
want to record
your proxy
click VOTE.
If you want
to make changes,
click START OVER.
This will clear your
Election of Directors
page and you can
change your votes.
STEP 5 Thank you
NOTE: When you vote online you are
entered into the proxy prize drawings
just as you would be if you mailed in your
paper proxy.
‰‰ All Done!
If you have any questions, please contact:
Mikunda-Cottrell, CPAs at (907) 278-8878, or
NANA Shareholder Relations at (800) 478-3301.
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SECTION: NANA Development Corporation
NDC President’s Message: We Want You
everyone chooses to read the detailed
information included in that report.
I
t’s almost Springtime, my favorite
time of the year. I like it because
even though it is still cold out
in our Region, it is also sunny and
bright. You can get out in the country,
go fishing and hunting, and come
home with a suntan—at least on
our faces. It seems like everyone
starts to wake up, to look forward
to warmer days ahead of us.
Springtime is also the time when we
come together in our Annual Meeting.
Each year as we prepare for the
meeting we work to pull together
our messages about our activities
and accomplishments. But we are
always challenged with how to let
our shareholders know about our
progress in the short meeting time
that we have. It becomes even more
difficult as our company continues
to grow. We do send out our Annual
Report which includes our audited
financials, as well as an explanation
of our financial performance, but not
Opportunities for Internships
This year we tried something a little
different. We travelled to all of our
villages in the middle of February to
hold short workshops—to communicate
to our shareholders about our
businesses, their performance, and
job opportunities. We spent time
explaining the growth of NANA from
the very beginning, and how we have
changed over time. We explained
how we are doing today, and what
our goals are for the future.
As we look forward to the Annual
Meeting we will do our best to
build off of the information we
have communicated in the Annual
Report, the fall Informal Shareholder
Meetings, and the recent village
meetings. You will hear that NANA is
growing and focused on four business
sectors, Federal Contracting Services,
Oilfield and Mining Support Services,
Professional and Management Services,
and Hospitality. You will hear that
we had lower zinc prices and lower
business income in 2012, but that our
future is bright. You will hear about
our ability to work all over the world
now with the expanded capabilities
of our company. By hearing about
the type of work our company does,
I hope we are inspiring our young
people to follow their dreams as
they look to the future and see the
opportunities that are there for them.
This summer, NANA placed 34 interns in 12 NANA companies at 11 locations— the largest intern group to
date. (L to R) Some of the college students are pictured here. Front row: Janelle Sharp and Kristine Zajac.
Middle row: Lance O’Neill, Robinson Culver, Forrest Williams, Andrea Adams, Janelle Atoruk, and Jaclynne
Oyoumick. Back row: Christopher Black and Christopher Zajac.
I
n the words of Uncle Sam, “We want
you.” The time has come where our
subsidiaries are actively searching for
new summer interns. The development
of the shareholder intern program has
been one of NANA’s most successful.
Last year, the college support program
placed 34 interns, the largest group to
date, all across the United States. The
internships were offered in professions
from engineering to accounting, from
business to communications, all of
which were filled by shareholders,
their descendants, or their spouses.
See you in Kiana!
Shareholders, meet Taleo
“We had a very successful internship
program with a fabulous group of
students and more internship positions
at the various NANA companies to offer
shareholders,” said Kristina Siiqsiniq
Patrick, shareholder development
manager. “We’d like to be able to fill
more positions with students studying
law, computer science and have more
upper-level engineering students.”
For more information on internships
and other NANA shareholder benefits,
please go to http://nana-dev.com/
about/shareholder_development/
shareholder_benefits_faq/
JOBS
JOB TITLE: Interior Designer II
COMPANY: Cazador
JOB DESCRIPTION: Qualified Interior Designer provides
both healthcare and commercial design services to federal
and military clients for development and procurement of
FF&E packages. Duties include but are not limited to: enduser programming, site/inventory verifications of existing
product, space planning, finish selection and color boards,
furniture and equipment installation drawings, data entry,
specifications and pricing, government required submittal
preparation and extensive project documentation.
During a given week there are about 1,400 active shareholder candidates using Taleo to apply for jobs. Are you one?
With NANA’s operations expanding,
the job markets and opportunities are
expanding as well. To help make it as
easy as possible for shareholders to
apply for these positions, NANA has
incorporated the Taleo hiring software.
Taleo is a leading human resources
software solution, which went
live fall 2011. The program has
made recruiting, on-boarding and
retention easier for human resources
and potential employees.
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Taleo Provides:
• One place to apply for jobs at NANA
• Notification of jobs you are interested in
• Easier for hiring managers/recruiters to find you
• User friendly
JOB TITLE: Computer Programmer II
COMPANY: Five Rivers Services
JOB DESCRIPTION: Analyze system requirements,
design specifications and develop block diagrams and
logic flowcharts. Duties shall include assisting senior
programmers in writing major modules and other key
units of code; writing subroutines; testing/debugging
code; installing programs, and preparing documentation
packages for operations, users, programming
maintenance, and management at appropriate levels.
JOB TITLE: Crusher Operator
COMPANY: Teck Alaska Inc. – Red Dog Mine
JOB DESCRIPTION: Responsibilities:
• Operate Gyro and Jaw Crusher
• Maintain and clean conveyors, feeders and
other auxiliary equipment for crushing
• Run a bobcat and loader as part of clean-up
• Work closely with maintenance personnel
• Physically demanding work as needed
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NANANordic Gearing Up for Village Visits
N
ANANordic has been busy
planning for village ski programs
in April – and they will be
bringing new skis with them, thanks to
many generous sponsors.
Development Corporation employees
interested in learning to ski. It’s a
temporary program, because once the
2013 team of coaches begin their village
visits, the skis will go with them.
This year, NANANordic will visit all
11 villages between April 8 and 24.
There will be a mix of seasoned coaches
from last year’s trips and a crop of new
coaches. The coaches will be skiing into
each village to teach students how to
cross-country ski. When the coaches
leave, they will leave behind skis for
each village so students can continue
practicing and developing their new
skills.
Another group that was able to learn
some new ski skills was a handful of
NDC employees training to participate in
the 17th annual Ski for Women event in
Anchorage. Since it began, the event has
raised over $1 million to support women’s
programs, and has done much to raise
awareness of domestic abuse.
“I’m really excited to get out there and
have those 1,500 to 2,000 kids on skis,”
said Lars Flora, program director.
So far this season, NANANordic has
loaned a few sets of skis to NANA
“I was really excited to see the NDC
employees out there learning,” Flora said.
“As a coach and the director, that was fun
to see.”
In addition to NDC, contributors to the
NANANordic program include Teck, GCI,
Akima, NANA Oilfield Services (NOSI),
NMS, and WHPacific, with transportation
support from Carlile and Lynden.
(TOP) The Ski for Women fundraiser had over 1,200 participants, many of whom
were dressed in a variety of costumes. The event took place, Sunday, Feb. 3 at
Kincaid Park in Anchorage.
(BOTTOM) The NANA team wore atikluks and held signs that represented each of
the villages in the region. The event took place, Sunday, Feb. 3 at Kincaid Park in
Anchorage.
(LEFT) Taking some time to demonstrate one method skiers use to turn around,
Lars Flora, director of NANANordic, takes NDC employees around the 9th Avenue
park strip.
(RIGHT) NDC employees, Norma Jones and Sandy Baker, take a break after
taking a lap around the 9th Avenue park strip. This was the first time back on skis
since elementary school for Baker.
NANA Business Overview
From Feb. 18 – 23, 2013, NANA held Business Workshops in each of the 11 villages in the NANA region. These workshops were an opportunity for
shareholders to receive more information about the performance of NANA companies and NANA Development Corporation in 2012.
Buckland - NANA’s Resource Technician, Laura
Washington, smiles for the camera after winning $50
in the after-meeting drawing.
Ambler - NANA shareholders listen to Helvi Sandvik give her report on the 2012
Financials.
Kiana - Aana Rose Annwood and grandson Arvid Nelson wait for the NANA
Business Overview to begin.
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(MIDDLE) Ice fishing in
November near Noatak.
Wes Downey
Wes Downey
(LEFT) A lone bird
soars as the sun sets in
Noatak.
Calvin J. Heid
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(RIGHT) Shareholder
Calvin J. Heid Jr. enjoys
the view at a beach in
the Phillipines.
THE WORLD OF
Diane Martin
Wes Downey
(LEFT) The sun sets in
Noatak.
(MIDDLE) Four
generations of the
Fields family. (L to R)
Diane (Fields) Martin,
Great-grandfather Art
Fields Sr. holding grandson Roman Martin; and
grandfather Arthur
"Roy" Fields Jr.
Cy Two Elk
NANA
SHAREHOLDERS
(RIGHT) Michael Moose
is a tank farm operator
for NANA Oilfield
Services Inc. Picture
was taken in Deadhorse,
Alaska in February
2013.
Heather Jordan
Shawn Carrell
(LEFT) People with
roots in the NANA
region fish all over the
world. Here, Dylan
Wayne Carrell is shown
fishing at Penick Park in
White Oak, TX.
Daniel Henry
(RIGHT) Nicholas
Denali Carrell smiles for
the camera at his 9th
birthday party at the
Penick Park in White
Oak, TX.
Shawn Carrell
Yolanda De la Cruz
(LEFT) Adrian and
Walter Shield ready for
the 2012-2013 school
year to start in Stilwell,
Oklahoma.
(MIDDLE) A beautiful
sunset on the Noatak
River .
(MIDDLE RIGHT) Jim
and Shaun Adams ice
fishing on the Noatak
River.
(RIGHT) NANA
shareholder Quincy
Perry, grandson of Rita
and Daryl Ryder of
Kotzebue, ice fishing
at Jewel Lake with his
classmates from the
Alaska Native Cultural
Charter School.
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Tasha Ryder
Mary Adams
(MIDDLE LEFT) Avery
Reece showing off her
parka made by her Aana
Rachel Mayne while
playing outside in North
Pole, AK.
Avery Reece
(LEFT) Diane Martin
and Chris Martin enjoy
a vacation to French
Polynesia.
Diane Martin
(RIGHT) Heather
Jordan snapped this
photo while out trapping
near Kiana with her
brother, Robert Atoruk.
SECTION: NANA Regional Corporation
CLARA QALAYAUQ
WALKER
STEPHANIE QITCHAQ
SAMPSON
Clara Qalayauq Walker joined
the Shareholder Records team as
a Shareholder Records technician.
Prior to her work with NANA,
she worked for Maniilaq Health
Center as a travel specialist.
Clara is a NANA shareholder
and is originally from Kotzebue.
Stephanie Qitchaq Sampson
joined NANA Regional
Corporation as Shareholder
Records technician in the
Shareholder Records department
in Kotzebue in September 2012.
A NANA shareholder, Sampson’s
family is from Qikiqtagruk
(Kotzebue). Prior to accepting
this position she was in Kiana
assisting young students at the
K-12 school as a Teacher’s Aide.
JOANNA QILIQMIAQ
SOURS
Joanna Qiliqmiaq Sours, daughter
of Dolly Sours of Kotzebue,
joined the NANA Regional
Corporation family on August
20, 2012, as an administrative
assistant III for the Community
and Government Affairs
department. Prior to accepting
this position she worked for the
Native Village of Kotzebue IRA
as an assistant to the Human and
Family Resource department.
She is a NANA shareholder.
Nuna piqpagigikput
Translation: The Land We Love
By Kristi Nelson
Chamisso Island is located in the
Kotzebue Sound near the southern
part of the Baldwin Peninsula. Its
Iñupiaq name is Iguaġvik. It can
be spotted from a small plane when
flying between Kotzebue and Deering.
Iñupiat have been making their way
to this beautiful island and the nearby
islands to gather eggs for generations.
Naturalist Adelbert von Chamisso
reached the island in 1816 while aboard
the Russian vessel Rurik. The island has
also been known by his name since that
time. The 455-acre Chamisso Wilderness,
which includes not only Chamisso Island
but also Puffin Island, is managed by the
Fish and Wildlife Service and has been a
Natural Reserve since December 7, 1912.
Not many can say they have traveled to
this beautiful place, but those who have
can tell you of the wonders they have
seen while exploring it. The crisp, salty
smell of the ocean in summertime, and
the clacking of the birds flying high above
is with a thrilling experience. Steep cliffs
shooting up from the ocean and a wall full
of starfish are two of the many spectacular
things one can see at this location.
In the springtime, locals travel there by
boat in search of seagull and murre eggs,
which are usually found on nearby Puffin
Island. Puffin Island is home to many
types of birds which include murres,
black-legged kittiwakes, horned puffins,
tufted puffins and gulls. These birds lay
their eggs on the steep cliffs. Sea life can
often be spotted in the distance. Walruses,
seals and whales frequent the area.
Some NANA shareholders use Chamisso
Island as their camping grounds or a
beautiful place to wait while hunting.
Chamisso Island
Northwest
Alaska
Deering
2012
In Memoriam
Buckland
2013
Delmar Pope
Merri-Lu Horta
Wilfred Lane
Carl Oxereok
Gene Booth
Gary Baldwin
Edith Brown
Walter Laws
Paul M. Stanley
Susie M. Barr
Timothy B. Jones
Tydell S. Ray
Ada Ward
Timmie Jack Jr.
Dustin A. Smith
James Luther
Eli Wright
Ethel Anderson
Eddie Gallahorn
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SECTION: NANA Regional Corporation
Goals, Obstacles and Success on the Academic Road
How two NANA shareholders made plans and stuck to them
S
etting goals is a great way to help
ensure success. By setting goals,
one can see where the finish line is,
and figure out how many steps it will take
to get there. Many NANA shareholders
have accomplished great things by setting
goals and working, step by step, to reach
them. Earning a doctorate degree takes
years of studying, teaching and research,
but Kathy Napaaqtuq Milligan-Myhre
and Kutraluk Jeffery Bolton both set a
difficult, yet attainable goals which they
earned by completing all the small tasks
that led up to the day they could add
the letters “Ph.D.” after their names.
Milligan-Myhre is a post-doctoral
fellow in the biology department at
the University of Oregon. She is a
microbiologist whose research has
appeared in journals like the Journal
of Parasitology. She wears a white lab
coat and spends time peering through
microscopes at microbes to help
understand infectious disease. Becoming
a microbiologist that designs and carries
out research in a laboratory was a
surprising goal for Milligan-Myhre, since
she hadn’t thought beyond a bachelor
of science degree. But her enjoyment of
research and desire to make a positive
impact on the word prevailed. “[The]
first two years were the hardest in
terms of work load and being pulled in
several directions at once," she said. "I
focused on the short term goals - like
getting a passing grade in a class,
grading exams that weekend, reading
at least two papers on my research
topic a week, while remembering that
I was working toward the long term
goal of getting a Ph.D. and earning
respect in the research community.”
At one point, there were so many
exciting things to be part of at school
and in life that she needed a reminder
of her primary goal. Through the firm
guidance of her boss, Milligan-Myhre
saw she was overwhelming herself
with school, work, family life, and other
extracurricular activities. It was a tough
reminder to refocus. “My Principal
Investigator (PI) called me into her office
and reminded me that my primary job
at the University was to do research and
obtain a degree. I cried because I knew
she was right. I cut back on student
group activities and running, and put in
more research hours after my kid went
learned he had a Ph.D. He was kind,
humble and laughed a lot. As a priest,
he had taken a vow of poverty, which
as a boy impressed me a great deal. I
didn’t want to continue to be poor, but
I grew up believing that the cultivation
of a rich mind was more important.”
When pursuing his doctorate, Bolton
was living and working in Japan, very
far from home, and made sure the people
around him could help support his goals
when things got tough. “I kept myself
focused on the goal by enlisting my
friends and co-workers, all of whom I told
about my plans to return and finish my
degree. Even though I may have had to do
all of the work, the support and pressure
from those around me helped me to
persevere and realize my ultimate plan.”
TOP: Kutraluk Jeffery Bolton, Ph.D. with his sister,
Kookie Ito in Selawik at the 2012 NANA Annual
Meeting. Bolton achieved his goals with the support
of family and friends.
RIGHT: Kathy Milligan-Myhre attended the
Kotzebue schools and obtained a Ph.D. “Our students
are capable of understanding complex math and
science topics and of competing with students in
the Lower 48. It’s up to us to challenge them to
gain higher education, to study topics that would
help our region, and to bring that knowledge back
to the region.”
to bed. My mentor was good at putting
me on the right track. After that I was
better at taking a step back once in a
while to re-evaluate my priorities.”
Milligan-Myhre received support from
family and friends, especially others in
the Native community in Wisconsin.
“They reminded me that I had come a
long way from a tiny town in Alaska,
and I was holding my own in a group
that included students that had parents
with Ph.D.s, who had attended private
schools, and who didn’t have the outside
responsibilities that I had. I also felt
like I had a duty to do right by my
home community in Kotzebue, and to
be a good role model to my daughter.”
Her own role models provided inspiration.
“My Aunt Louvie was my role model
when I realized I needed to get back
in touch with my heritage. She taught
me Iñupiaq words and encouraged me
via email. When I returned home she
embraced my desire to re-learn about
my heritage, rather than mocking
me for turning my back on it for so
long to attend school in the Lower 48.
She never made me feel like I was
tourist. She led by example, hunting
and camping with my dad, helping
Elders, and exploring and learning our
stories, which she passed on to me.”
Even when she’s not wearing the white
lab coat, Milligan-Myhre has no trouble
translating her skills into day-to-day
life. “I use my critical thinking skills
to help me make sense of political
arguments, administrative decisions
on campus, even in choosing which
products to buy at the grocery store. I
use my scientific writing skills to write
to my congressional representatives
about topics I’m passionate about. I find
that I have more political clout just by
having those three initials, Ph.D., after
my name. I use my time management
skills to help me balance family, work,
and running. Finally, part of my Ph.D.
education included mentoring. I’ve
used those mentoring skills to inspire
a love of science in my two daughters
and to speak to students of all levels
about pursuing upper level degrees.”
Kutraluk Jeffery Bolton, Ph.D. earned
his doctorate in Anthropology from
Stanford University in California and
now works in Washington, D.C. One of
his early role models was Father John
Gurr, a Catholic priest in Kotzebue in
the late 1970s. “He was the first person
I met who had written a book. I later
“When I feel overwhelmed with
anything, I make a list of all the
things I have on my mind. It is
a simple act that helps clarify
how much is on my mind but
also clearly identifies the things
I need to do to get myself back
on track. A list that you write
down, not a list that you put
together in your head, is one of
the simplest and most effective
ways to put things in perspective
and help you plan and persevere.”
– Kutraluk Bolton, NANA
shareholder and Ph.D.
The skills and habits developed in college
can have broad-ranging applications
whatever one chooses to do as a career.
Bolton finds many ways that his doctorate
in Anthropology contributes to his work as
director of Government Affairs/Indigenous
Relations with NANA Development
Corporation. “Anthropologists are keen
observers, social analysts, and writers,
three skill sets that I use every day
at work. Anthropologists are required
to conduct fieldwork, which often
involves traveling to other countries and
societies for extended periods of time
in order to understand another way of
life. My ten years of living in Japan,
spread over twenty years of traveling
between the United States and Japan,
transformed me. I bring this different
perspective to my job and to my life.”
CALENDAR
FEBRUARY
MARCH
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UKMP Open House, Noorvik School
Shareholder Records, Noorvik
UKMP Open House, Selawik Davis-Ramoth Memorial School
UKMP Open House, Buckland School
STOCK WILL DRAWING WINNERS
November: Ruth C. Schaeffer December: Betty J. Olanna
January: Flora Jepson
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Kotzebue Career Fair
Shareholder Records, Kivalina
UKMP Open House, Deering School
Shareholder Records, Ambler
UKMP Open House, Noatak Napaaqtugmiut School
UKMP Open House, Kivalina McQueen School
Shareholder Records, Buckland
Proxy deadline
Annual Meeting, Kiana
Alaska Native Day, NANA offices closed