Anchorage, AK – Bristol Bay Native Corporation submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting that EPA use its authority under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act to carefully tailor a prohibition on the discharge of dredged or fill material from the proposed Pebble mine.

The 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for Saturday, October 2, 2010. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the meeting will be called to order at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Chief Ivan Blunka School in New Stuyahok, Alaska. All shareholders are encouraged to attend.

Anchorage, AK – The Bristol Bay Native Corporation Board of Directors passed a resolution committing to the protection and responsible care of the resources of the Bristol Bay region during their December quarterly Board meeting. Through this commitment, BBNC opposes the development of the Pebble Mine project given the unquantifiable impacts the project could have on the natural resources of the Bristol Bay region.

Anchorage, AK – The Bristol Bay Native Corporation Board of Directors passed a resolution during their December quarterly Board meeting opposing offshore oil and gas leasing in the North Aleutian Basin planning area. The Board of Directors of the Bristol Bay Native Corporation believes that the risks from offshore drilling to the Bering Sea’s living marine resources, and the communities that depend on them, from significant industrial activity and petrochemical spills, far outweigh any potential local or national benefits.

Beginning in June, BBNC shareholders can now find the answers to their common questions on the Shareholder Information Hotline. A toll-free call to 1-800-478-3602 will connect to a recording with information on: the next dividend distribution date, dividend amount, tax information, at-large 7(j) resource payments, and dividend policies.