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The Ounalashka Corporation is actively recruiting to fill the position of Controller. OC is located on the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in Unalaska, Alaska, where this position is based. The Controller is responsible for overseeing the accounting, recordkeeping, and reporting functions for Ounalashka Corporation. This position is required to have working knowledge of all accounting systems of the Company and is expected to understand all aspects of the Company’s business while serving as back up as needed to accounting functions. Learn more, or apply, here!

Tuesday April 30 from 6 PM to 8 PM.

Come and meet with representatives from ROSSIA as they discuss plans for work at the Cathedral and Bishops House this summer!

OC has Spruce trees available! Stop by the shop on Saturday, May 5 from 10 AM TO 2 PM to learn more or pick trees up.

The Ounalashka Settlement Trust (OST) has declared an $11 per unit distribution! The distribution will be mailed and deposited on, Monday, April 29, 2019. If you have any questions or need to update your information please contact us at (907) 581-1276 or shareholders@ounalashka.com.

Alongside the creation of KUCB’s documentary – the Lost Villages Project, the Museum of the Aleutians (MOTA) will offer an exciting new an exhibition called Chiilulix: The Long Journey Home. Chiiulix will be open to the public June 14th, 2019 – March 28, 2020, and will highlight the history of each of the villages in the Lost Villages Project, from prehistory to the evacuation of WWII, along with past and present cultural revitalization projects.

We need your help on the project! We are asking those that were there, or their descendants, to share with us on temporary loan, any Pieces of Memory from the villages that could be shown in the exhibition. This can be anything – a stone picked up on the banks of Biorka, a photo of a family that came from Kashega, or even a personal story. These meaningful pieces reflect a spirit of place along with the memories of those who lived the experience. Collecting and sharing these memories is the heart and soul of what MOTA does!

Whether you live hundreds of miles away from the Aleutians or are a local, MOTA wants to hear from you! The exhibition opens in June so they are working fast – please give them a call at 907-581-5150 or email at Education@aleutians.org. Find more information at Aleutians.org

Attached are a project overview and MOTA’s temporary loan agreement. Please feel free to share this information with anyone who may be interested in participating. Donors are also welcome to drop paperwork and items off at the museum; MOTA will return them to you after the exhibition ends on March 28, 2020.

Forms and Details

Community Curation Description

Temporary Loan Agreement

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The Ounalashka Settlement Trust has declared a distribution of $36 per unit. Direct deposits and checks will go out on Monday, January 28, 2019. If you need to update your information or have questions about the distribution, find the nessecary forms here or call 907.581.1276.

The Ounalashka Corporation (OC) Board of Directors has appointed Brian D. Rankin of Unalaska to fill the seat opened by the passing of board member Fredrick Lekanoff.

Brian was raised in Unalaska, and he and his family live there today. Brian has worked for the City of Unalaska for over 20 years. He has been a member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union 223 since 2002. In addition, he served as a member of the Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department for over 20 years and was on the founding board for the Alaska State Firefighters Association’s Unalaska Chapter. Today, he is a Life Member with the Alaska State Firefighters Association and is active in fundraising for the organization’s programs. Brian also served on the Unalaska Head Start Parents board, where he worked with local and state legislators to support educational issues for the Unalaska community.