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The Ninilchik Natives Assoc.

PO Box 39130

Ninilchik, AK 99639

The Ninilchik Natives Association, Inc.

The Ninilchik Natives Association, Inc. Winter 2014

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Our office is here to help. If you

would like us to provide you with

Corporate Information, please

submit your written requests via

post, fax or e-mail, and we will

be happy to respond.

When we have received returned mail marked

“Undeliverable” due to a change of addresses, or

name that has not been recorded with us, we con-

sider them as missing.

If you have any information on how we can contact

them, please contact our office at (907) 567-3866.

Information

Calendar

A Message from the President

Land / Resources 2013 Review

Grand Opening-Ninilchik Store

Shareholder Updates

Holiday Celebrations

Address Change

Contact Us

Advertising

In this Issue

Missing Shareholders

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3

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6

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12

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15

Printed on page 12 is a name/

address form.

If you are moving please fill it out

and send it to our office. We cannot

update our records without your sig-

nature.

This will allow us to keep you up to

date in our records so you wont miss

out on anything!

Please contact us for other forms

such as Gifting, Stock Wills and

Name Changes.

Address Change Form

Blake Arnold Beatty

Jeremy Leon Butrick

Justin Hatton

Aladean Marey

Debra Anne Steik

Beverly Cooper Weston

David C. Weston

Thor Cooper Williamson

Cover Photo “Eternal Promise”

Was taken by Shareholder Zoya Oskolkoff on Au-

gust 29, 2013 at the Ninilchik Russian Orthodox

Church.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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January Highlights

March

Spring Begins

March 20th

St Patrick’s Day

March 17th

Valentines Day

February 14th

BOD Meeting

March 29th, 10:00am

NNAI Office

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April

Easter

April 20th

Earth Day

April 22nd

April Fools “Day

April 1st

February

BOD Held a Working Session

January 25th, 2013

At the NNAI office

Closed for President’s Day

February 17th

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A Message From The President

The following is an overview of ongoing activities at NNAI. If you have any questions or concerns please

let me know, 907-398-0884.

Ninilchik General Store (NGS): As reported in the last newsletter, NNAI has partnered with the very

successful UCI/Sea Lion Village Corporation, and is now the co-owner of the Ninilchik General Store

Facility. It had a very successful grand opening and is now called Ninilchik Trading Co. NNAI will

soon see a small return on our investment. There is also a possibility of a new hardware store

opening in NNAI’s building next to the office.

Ninilchik Traditional Council (NTC): We are continuing our efforts with NTC and are conducting scoping

meetings to see what benefits we can contribute to each other.

Real Estate: We are in the process of selling one of the Northern Solitude lots to NTC for one of their

H.U.D. projects. Land sales on a whole have been extremely low. The board is looking at financing

opportunities for the construction of roads and drive ways for Tikahtnu Heights subdivision; this

would help with sales as presently there is no access.

White Mountain: White Mountain continues to bid on new contracts. The Board of Directors is cur-

rently looking at all options for White Mountain. This past year White Mountain had a very low re-

turn on the few contracts it was awarded. NNAI is analyzing the possibility of increasing the

amount White Mountain bids and/or the possibility of selling the company. NNAI no longer has a

preferred status under the 8(a) program, therefore profits are limited.

Susitna /Watana Dam: All CIRI village corporation land owners, such as NNAI, are members of a joint

working group to ensure proper permitting and use of Native land. We held meetings and have

agreed on a universal permit and fee structure. Cook Inlet Villages are currently waiting on the final

signatures from the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) and CIRI for the indemnification of the project,

as well as the payment that could potentially bring revenue to NNAI.

Gravel: NNAI continues to work with CIRI on potential gravel sales. We have completed testing and

permit checks for our NNAI pits to supply upcoming summer projects.

January 2014

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A Message From The President

Oil and Gas Development: There continues to be development in the Ninilchik area however, it is

mostly centered on private land. There is potential for involvement by NNAI in a new drill pad be-

ing built this summer in the Happy Valley unit (Oil Well Road out of Ninilchik). This project will re-

quire gravel resources that NNAI hopes to provide.

Further Investments: NNAI’s Board of Directors continues to look for more business ventures. The

challenge is the lack of capital, although we do have a few projects on the table. We are under

capitalized and cash poor. We need to partner or finance to make profitable ventures a reality.

Economic Summit: January 23, 2014 I attended the winter meeting for the Tikahtnu Forum. All CIRI

villages, tribes, and corporations, as well as CIRI gave updates on their business ventures. There

have been two CIRI Village Economic Summits to date and the next one will be moved to May to

focus on possible business ventures between the native corporations.

NCAI Powwow: This year Alaska will host the National Conference of American Indians (NCAI) with a

powwow in Eklutna June 8th-11th, 2014. Over 200 lower 48 tribes, as well as 229 Alaskan tribes and

many other Native entities, will all be meeting in Alaska. This will be a huge event, a true once in a

life time experience and a great honor for our Alaskan tribes and Native Organizations.

Upgrades/Updates: In the upcoming months please look for our updated website. We plan to go live

the first of March. Look for future meeting dates, minutes, current events, financial updates and

shareholder forms. There has been a lot of office work done catching up on old estates and share-

holder records. If you have any questions, please contact our office.

Best regards,

Richard ‘Greg’ Encelewski, NNAI President

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LAND & RESOURCE HIGHLIGHTS OF 2013

Over this year of operations, NNAI has had the opportunity to bring closure to a number of out-standing land and resource issues, as well as to develop new ventures and agreements which have brought about new revenue and partnering options with both immediate and long range benefits.

The following is a quick summary of a number of the achievements that we have been fortunate to realize in 2013.

ANCSA 12(a) ENTITLEMENTS

NNAI met all of its final required actions that made complete our

ANCSA section 12(a) original entitlements, and deeds granting these

lands to NNAI received by your corporation during 2013.

ANCSA 12(b) LAND CONVEYANCES NNAI also completed our final land selections under section 12(b) of

the Act, and also received reconveyance deeds for these lands

(totaling over 53,000. acres) on March 01, of 2013.

LAKE CLARK ADJUSTMENTS

Also in 2013, following receipt of deeds for NNAI 12b lands, the cor-

poration completed selection decisions and fulfilled our only remain-ing land entitlement issue which was the reconveyance of adjust-

ment acreage back to CIRI as required under the 1986 Lake Clark

Land Exchange Agreement.

TALKEETNA AREA OPPORTUNITIES

With NNAI receiving a significant portion of its ANCSA 12(b) land entitlements within the Talkeetna Mountains region of Alaska, new

possible revenue producing opportunities are beginning to be pre-

sented. NNAI, throughout 2013, has participated as an active mem-

ber of an alliance of Cook Inlet Villages that are presently consider-

ing revenue producing options that could result from a proposed

dam-site project along the Susitna River at Watana Creek. OIL & GAS PARTNERING

NNAI has been able to make a few short term leases on small pads and a fenced yard here in Ninilchik.

Our goal is to find long term opportunities to partner and/or provide services to companies working in hy-

drocarbon exploration.

GAS FACILITIES EASEMENTS The “Red Pad” pipeline easement development and construction was completed by ENSTAR contractor

CONAM Construction, and received final inspections by NNAI in 2013.

SEISMIC RESEARCH SUPPORT

Hilcorp Alaska and subcontractor CGG-Veritas (CGGV) completed field seismic work on NNAI lands

and in the Ninilchik area. In addition to revenues from contractual access agreements, several

NNAI shareholders were able to gain short term employment on aspects of the projects as well. NNAI and Hilcorp Alaska, along with other Cook Inlet Villages, negotiated an additional revenue pro-

ducing agreement for added seismic field studies on lands across Cook Inlet near the Iniskin Penin-

sula in 2013 and beyond.

Access rights and their associated revenues arising under previous contracts for seismic exploration

activities, continued into a portion of 2013. Although these previous contracts have run most of their term and are expiring, there are pending interests in additional seismic and project access

needs.

It is hoped that greater partnering opportunities and ventures may result from these studies and that more

job opportunities will develop as Hilcorp continues to work on oil and gas development in these additional

surveyed areas.

HELIPORT GROUND SUPPORT With the further development of our security fenced pad East of Ninilchik, NNAI has been able to provide

secure, revenue producing, support and operations areas to two helicopter service companies to date. An

additional request is pending in 2014.

OIL & GAS PROPOSED EXPANSION

With the numerous planned and permitted expansion projects cited by local industry partners and the

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Alaska Division of Oil & Gas, NNAI is taking steps to align our service capabilities and materials resource

capacities to meet upcoming opportunities. Our capacity to provide immediate sources of gravel or sand to

meet expansion and new construction requirements is being enhanced. These expanded opportunities have already provided some added revenue in 2013 and into the 2014 fiscal year with the renegotiation

and extension of existing rental agreements on NNAI owned properties.

REAL ESTATE SALES

Property sales from previously developed subdivisions owned by NNAI have remained at historically low

levels. Although this is an area-wide result of economic downturns and slow recoveries, the corporation

continues to aggressively pursue marketing opportunities. We have revised and adopted new pricing levels to better match current realistic market conditions, and have pending offers.

CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT PADS

Contracting crews for projects related to the natural gas pipeline installation on our southern-most Tall

Tree units, utilized rented lay-down pads and materials storage sites in 2013. Much of these rentals have

been discontinued presently as the project ends. Continuing from 2012, ROADWAYS IMPROVEMENT

Repairs to storm damaged roads on NNAI lands were completed in 2013 in heavily washed-out areas. Sev-

eral, major repairs were completed on significant access bridges as well. This included re-decking and

abutment repairs on two bridges along the Lake Rd and the 1200 Rd.

HABITAT & CONSERVATION

The corporation has just closed out qualifying projects and received inspections and agency approval for the 2013 fiscal year accomplishments under our USDA/NRCS conservation practices grant. All costs plus

significant financial incentives are paid to NNAI for each year of the program contract which will end in

2014.

SCIENTIFIC REASEARCH SUPPORT

NNAI has accommodated limited, but crucial scientific studies in research fields related to the enhance-ment of our land and protection or resources. These accommodations further promoted good corporate

land, forest, or resource stewardship

GRAVEL AND MATERIALS SALES

2013 brought a marked improvement in the sale of both sorted and pit-run sand and gravel materials over

the previous year or two. Sales were up in both smaller quantity sales for driveways, etc., as well as larger

materials needs projects like oil & gas support pads and facilities expansions. GENERAL ACCESS PERMIT FEES

The corporation continued to provide access permits on a developed fee basis over the

2013 year.

SHAREHOLDER MOOSE HUNTS

NNAI Land and administrative staff organized and managed the 2013 Moose Hunting Program which, again, was limited to NNAI Shareholders. The limit on access was due to

the significant decline in the quantity of moose qualifying for harvest.

WEST COOK INLET DEVELOPMENT

In 2013 NNAI had begun to pursue several avenues for possible partnering that might lead for utilization of

lands that NNAI owns near Crescent River. Improvements from previous years operations which include a

gravel airstrip, operations camp, and cabins designed for recreational and tourism related opportunities are presently in place. One of our prospective and most interested parties however, suffered very serious

company changes following a severe aviation accident near Soldotna on the Kenai Peninsula. Other op-

tions are to be pursued and assessed throughout 2014.

NNAI is grateful for this year’s opportunities and we look forward to what 2014 will bring.

Jim and Sharon Clark

Ninilchik and NNAI welcomed a new

member to our community on Saturday Dec. 7th.

Ninilchik Trading Company’s Grand Opening com-

menced at 9:00am with a ribbon cutting by shareholder Nick Cooper. Greg Encelewski

and Jim Clark spoke to the crowd and a blessing was given by Kit Pherson.

Special discounts and door prize drawings were featured throughout the day. Santa

stopped by for a visit and there was ample opportunity to sample some of their well

known meat/food products.

The improved General Store, as locals have known it forever, now offers Ninilchik the lux-

ury of fresh meat, a plethora of produce closer than 45 miles. Still here are the old favor-

ites of ice cream, gifts, and home town smiles.

“We will never be perfect but we will always try to improve.”

OF THE

THE GRAND OPENING

NINILCHIK TRADING COMPANY

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Winifred Quier (Win’s), was born to Clara Lynstrang Robinson, raised in Alaska, and moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in 2007. Having spent many years working as an accountant and church secretary, she chose to quit her career to raise her children when she and her husband adopted their son in 1993. After both children had left the nest, Win turned her attention to writing and delv-ing into the field of autism. She is finding her way to make a difference in the lives of others who are touched by it. The goal of telling her family's story is to offer a glimmer of hope to those touched by autism. Sometimes you have to think outside the box to find help.

Win's first book, Jeremiah's Journey, Gaining Our Autistic Son by Losing Him to the System is now available. It's the story of her son and the family’s roller coaster ride which is autism. Her book or eBook can be purchased at www.winquier.tateauthoer.com. If you'd like an auto-graphed copy, please contact Win at either [email protected] or Win Quier, Author on Fa-cebook.

Shareholder Updates We have included a Shareholder Update section to our Newsletter. If any shareholder would like to add something to this section, please contact our office . Winifred Irene Quier is a NNAI sharehold-er and author of the book entitled Jeremiah's Journey.

*NNAI has renewed the scholarship and Grant program with CIRI. The purpose of the

NNAI Scholarship and Grant program is to offer post-secondary education scholarships and vocational training grants

in order to encourage professional preparation for careers after high school and to enhance employment skills of eligi-

ble and qualified NNAI beneficiaries. If you would like more information regarding this, you can go to

www.thecirifoundation.org/ or contact our office at (907) 567-3866 or [email protected].

*The Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) has a program that offers high school juniors

and seniors the opportunity to learn what college is like while they are still in high school.

Selected students earn eight to ten UAF credits at no cost and

transportation is provided. If you would like more information on this

program visit http://www.uaf.edu/rahi/.

Educational Opportunities

for NNAI Shareholders and Their

Descendants

Lifelong Alaskan and Ninilchik resident Marian

Jean Hostetter, 86, passed away, Tuesday—

Oct. 29, 2013 in Soldotna, Ak.

Obituaries

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SHAREHOLDER HOLIDAY DRAWING 2013

Both the Ninilchik and Anchorage Christmas Dinner parties were a great success with great

food and company. The Ninilchik party was held in December in the Ninilchik Fairgrounds

Den and the Anchorage party was held in January at the Sourdough Mining Restaurant.

Thank you to all shareholders, friends and family who shared in the festivities.

Holiday Parties

We had the Shareholder’s drawing on December 24, 2013 in the NNAI Office.

All NNAI shareholders are included in the drawing.

3RD PLACE OF $50.00 (20)

Forest James Kvasnikoff Peter Allen Cooper Daniel Carl Siegert Lisa Jean Pullen Amber Ellen Gardner Carol Ann Gore Stanley D Johansen Stephen Walter Jackinsky David Dempsey Deitz Tiffany Ann Stanley Robert James Armstrong Peter Alex Oskolkoff Jack Argent Kvasnikoff Jerry Wayne Matson Tricia Mae Mehall

1ST PLACE OF $200.00 (5)

Troy Daniel Bouwens Darek Michael Hatten Jamie Lee Leman Emily Rose Oskolkoff Darryl Cooper

2ND PLACE OF $100.00 (10)

Winifred Irene Quier Grant Alexander Encelewski Gary Arthur Richardson Charles Christoffersen Allen Dale Oskolkoff Christina Lynn Pinnow Heidi R Bond Louise Nadia Sambo Clifford Allen Kelly LeeAnn Cooper(Garrick)

Cont. 3RD PLACE OF $50.00

Kenneth Gene Odman Lorrie Ann Mathews Duane Akre Raymond Lee Bouwens Kathy Ann Reno

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Office use only Entered Initial Date

Return Mail Resent? Signature Verified Mailing

Register

Accounting

Name Change: If your name has changed, please attach a copy of the legal document authorizing the

change (i.e., marriage license, divorce decree, etc.) and list your previous and new name

Return this form to NNAI

Questions?

Call us: 907-567-3866

888-301-1058

Change of Address/Name Form NNAI

Contact Information: Update your address with the U.S. Postal Service or your NNAI mail may be returned.

SIGNATURE: DATE:

Previous Name: New name:

Shareholder’s Name

(First) (Middle) (Last)

NNAI Custodian’s

Name (if any) (First) (Middle) (Last)

Address:

(City) (State) (Zip)

Social Security No.:

(Last four digits only)

Date of Birth:

(MM/DD/YYYY)

Please include verifying documentation of your Name Change and a copy of a Driver’s License or other

form of Government ID for Signature Verification on your Address Changes .

Your personal information is used for verification and shareholder records only and is kept confidential.

Fax it: 907-567-3867

Scan and Email it to [email protected] By Mail: NNAI

PO Box 39130

Revised 8/2013

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ADDRESS: 15730 Sterling Hwy. P.O. Box 39130 Ninilchik, AK 99639-0130

PHONE: (907)-567-3866

FAX: (907)-567-3867

TOLL FREE: 1-888-301-1058

E-MAIL: [email protected]

WEB: www.nnai.net

Contact Us We look forward to hearing from you!

HOURS: Monday– Friday 9am-5pm

Closed Noon-1 for Lunch STAFF:

‘Greg’ Encelewski, Acting CEO

CELL PHONE: (907) 398-0884

Bruce Oskolkoff, Director of Land & Natural Resources

CELL PHONE: (907) 394-3668

Caitlyn Rowe, Office Administration

CELL PHONE: (907)394-0633

Sharon Dullinger, Administrative Assistant

Richard “Greg” Encelewski, President PHONE: (907) 398-0884

Roberta Oskolkoff, Vice President PHONE: (907) 283-7748

Michelle Partridge, Secretary/Treasurer PHONE: (907) 252-7141

Arnold Oskolkoff, Director PHONE: (907) 252-5928

Eugene Steik,Director PHONE: (907) 398-7300

Leland Shelford, Director PHONE: (360) 652-1303

Camille Walls, Director PHONE: (206) 947-5655

Your NNAI Board of Directors:

THE Ninilchik Natives Association, Inc. Office

Board of Directors Meeting Schedule

Next Regular Meeting: Saturday, March 29th, 2014 @ 10:00 a.m. . Call the NNAI

Office for details.

Meetings are subject to change.

Direct Link to new Shareholder forms

Our new shareholder’s email

address is:

[email protected]

Coming

Soon!

Revised

Website

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