The 45^th Gana-A’Yoo Annual Meeting of Shareholders is on June 9^th at 3:00 pm at the Sidney C Huntington School in Galena. Gana-A’Yoo is planning to have in-person meeting with the option of shareholders to participate virtually. Shareholders will be provided information to attend the meeting virtually prior to the meeting. Voting Shareholders have the option to vote their hard copy proxy or online at ganaayoovote.com.

Those who submit their signed and dated proxy on or before 5 p.m. on May 12^th, are eligible for the early bird drawings of one $1,500, one $1,000 prize, one $500 prize, three $250 prizes and four $100 prizes. Those who voted via eProxy will be entered for the eProxy drawings of one $1,000, two $500, three $250, and four $100 prizes.

To be eligible for all other door prizes; two $1,000 prizes, two $250 prizes and two $100 prizes at the annual meeting proxies are due to the inspector of election no later than 5 p.m. on June 6^th, or you must register to vote at the meeting.

The Gana-A’Yoo Team Has Heart!

Contributing positively to the communities in which we live and work is important to the Gana-A’Yoo Family of Companies. On May 20th, Anchorage staff will participate in the 2023 Alaska Heart Run and Walk, the American Heart Association’s annual fundraising event to support the science that battles the #1 killer of all Americans – cardiovascular disease. Will you join us?

Register for the team or donate to our cause!

– Link to the Gana-A’Yoo Team here!

When/Where:

– Saturday, May 20^th

– Alaska Airlines Center

Need a few more answers?

– 2023 Alaska Hear Run & Walk FAQs

– Schedule of Events

– Write Team Coach Janelle: [email protected]

Online voting is now open for Gana-A’Yoo, Limited’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will take place on Friday, June 9, 2023 in Galena. During the Annual Meeting, shareholders will elect three members to the Gana-A’Yoo board of directors. Annual meeting documents are available now at www.ganaayoovote.com.

We encourage you to vote online today! Shareholders who vote online by the early bird deadline are eligible for ALL prizes, including eProxy prizes, early bird prizes, and Annual meeting prizes.

If you did not opt in to ‘Go Green for Gana-A’Yoo,’ your annual meeting materials are being mailed to you and will arrive soon.

Thank you to the 62 shareholders who opted in to our Go Green for Gana-A’Yoo program! Congratulations to the following winners of the four $50 cash prize drawings! Your check will be mailed to you.

– Elma Jean Gillett

– Sterling Lekirk Ambrose

– Kathy Chase

– Charles William Ralston

Summer 2023 General Scholarship and Career and Technical Education Scholarship (formerly Vocational Scholarship) applications will be accepted starting April 1, 2023 and ending May 1, 2023. Please apply at ganaayoo.awardspring.com!

Enjoy the latest edition of our shareholder newsletter: Denadolale’ Spring 2023

Attention Gana-A’Yoo shareholders and descendants! We are coming to the villages to assist with Class E open enrollment applications. To ensure timely processing, please bring your application, original birth certificate, Certificate of Indian Blood issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and any additional paperwork, more information can be found here: https://ganaayoo.com/open-enrollment/  
 

March 14, 2023

Kaltag Tribal Office: 11 am to 1 pm

Nulato Tribal Office: 3 to 5 pm

March 21, 2023

Koyukuk Tribal Office: 11 am to 2 pm

March 22, 2023

Louden Tribal Office: 8 am to 12 pm
 
Can’t make it? We will have our Shareholder Information Meeting on Wednesday, March 15 from 5-7 at Raven Landing Community Center. We will also have booths at the TCC Convention on Thursday, March 16, and the Doyon Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Friday, March 17, both located at the Westmark hotel.
 
If you are not able to attend any of our upcoming events, we would be happy to help you over the phone at 907-569-9599 or toll free at 888-656-1606.

The Gana-A’Yoo Limited Board of Directors has approved a distribution of $7.45 per share to be paid out on May 19, 2023. Our shareholder services team has been busy enrolling eligible descendants, class E shareholders. To receive this year’s distribution new enrollees must submit a complete application by 5:00 PM, Friday, March 24. Only approved applications as of March 31 will qualify for the 2023 distribution. To ensure timely processing it is recommended that you provide a Certificate of Indian Blood issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

A Gana-A’Yoo Descendant Enrollment Assistance and Shareholder Records Update event will take place on February 1, 2023, from 10am – 4:30pm in building 701 at the Doyon Industrial Facility  in Fairbanks!

On June 3, 2022, Gana-A’Yoo Shareholders voted to open enrollment to eligible descendants born after Dec. 18, 1971. If you would like to submit an application, have questions, or need assistance, Gana-A’Yoo staff will be onsite and available to help. A descendant enrollment instruction booklet, application, and adoption application  are available on our Forms and Links webpage and on our Open Enrollment webpage.

– A notary will be available to assist with gifting applications.
– Update your stock will and be entered into a bi-annual drawing help in November and May.