Sealaska dividends funded by other Native corporations

Sealaska will distribute $17.5 million in dividends to its 22,000 shareholders on Dec. 3.
More than 60 percent will receive $1,050. Most of the rest will get around $130.
Sealaska’s December distribution to its 22,000 shareholders ranges from $1,182 to $131 each. (Graphic from Sealaska)
The difference is a payout from a statewide pool of other regional Native corporations’ resource earnings. Urban shareholders get it directly, but village and new shareholders don’t.
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