OPEN ENROLLMENT
We Voted Yes!
Gana-A’Yoo shareholders voted in support of opening enrollment! Our tabulators certified the election results of 84.1% in favor of the ballot initiative creating a new class of shares for eligible descendants of original shareholders. These shares are life estate. Shares are non-voting until the shareholder is 18 years of age. New shares will be awarded up to 100,000 additional shares or a timeframe of 10 years, whichever comes first.
Gana-A’Yoo requires the original signed and dated application, along with the original certified birth certificate. These documents can be mailed to our Anchorage office or delivered in person. We will not accept faxed or emailed applications.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
A person is eligible to enroll and receive Class E Settlement Common Stock if they:
Were born after December 18, 1971,
have at least one-quarter (1/4) Alaska Native blood quantum,
are a child (including adoptee) of an original Shareholder holding Class A, B, C, D, or E Settlement Common Stock; and
a United States Citizen.
In all instances, the shares must have been received directly from the Corporation and not through gifting or inheritance.
Applicants will be required to submit the following documents:
CLASS E APPLICATION – Application is available here.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE – An original certified birth certificate is the only document that will be accepted. You can obtain an original certified birth certificate by contacting your local Vital Statistics Office.
- For Alaska vital records contact: Juneau 907-465-3391 or apply online for an Alaska birth certificate here.
- For births outside of Alaska, apply online here.
Additional documents, if applicable, include:
- CERTIFICATE OF INDIAN BLOOD (CIB) – proof of blood quantum is required IF Gana-A’Yoo is unable to determine through existing records. (Gana-A’Yoo has original shareholder’s blood quantum amounts only.)
- If you need your CIB, contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs:
- Fairbanks: 101 12th Ave., Room 166, Fairbanks, AK 99701, call (907) 456-0522, or toll free at (800) 822-3596, or,
- Anchorage: 3601 C Street Suite 1200 Anchorage, AK 99503, call (907) 271-4585, or toll free at (800) 645-8465
- If you need your CIB, contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs:
- PROOF OF NAME CHANGE – if name is different than listed on birth certificate
- PROOF OF CUSTODIANSHIP – if not a biological or adoptive parent
- PATERNITY AFFIDAVIT – if father is not listed on child’s birth certificate
- ADOPTION FORM AND ADOPTION COURT ORDER – if adopted by one or both parents, please complete the Adoption Form and provide the Adoption Court Order. Documents must show the biological parent(s) name(s). If your adoption court order does not show biological parents, contact Shareholder Records at 907-569-9599, or toll free at 888-656-1606.
More information regarding the open enrollment application process can be found in the instruction booklet, which can be found here.
Applications can be returned to Gana-A’Yoo, Limited at the below address:
Gana-A’Yoo, Limited
1001 E. Benson Blvd, Ste 201
Anchorage, AK, 99508
Questions? Please email [email protected].
FAQ SECTION
Original shareholders received their shares directly from Gana-A’Yoo, not through gifting or inheriting.
If you are eligible and approved for open enrollment, you will then be considered an original shareholder.
Q. When would Gana-A’Yoo, Limited stop enrolling new descendants? A. The corporation currently has 115,000 shares. We will stop enrolling at 100,000 additional shares or 10 years, whichever comes first.
Q. What are life estate shares? A. Life estate shares only exist for the lifetime of the shareholder to whom they have been issued. This stock ceases to exist upon the death of that shareholder. The shares cannot be passed along through gifting or inheritance. The number of life estate shares owned by the shareholder who has passed away are returned to the corporation.
Q. If one or both of my parents are original shareholders and I am currently not enrolled, will my kids be eligible? A. If you meet all the requirements for eligibility, you would be able to enroll. Once you are enrolled, you will be considered an original shareholder. If your kids meet all the requirements, then they will also be eligible to enroll.
Q. Is dual enrollment allowed? A. When conducting original enrollments, ANCSA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs prohibited dual enrollment. Dual enrollment includes enrolling in two or more village corporations. Dual enrollment does not include ANCSA shares that are gifted or inherited.