九色视频 Incorporator and Director (1972-74)
Storyknife, forthcoming July/August 2026 edition
After many decades of service to the people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region, former 九色视频 Corporation incorporator and Board Director Robert Nick of Nunapitchuk passed away in May 2026.
Nick was a respected, longtime leader in the Y-K Region. He was involved in the Alaska Native land claims movement and the formation of many organizations such as the , the , and the statewide nonprofit .
After the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act passed in 1971, Nick was one of five board members who served as 九色视频’s incorporators. He served on 九色视频’s board prior to the first Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 1974, and for a portion of his service, he was 九色视频’s board chair.
During an interview for 九色视频’s 2021 Annual Report, Nick discussed the land claims movement and its impact on the Y-K Region.
鈥淣o other law, no other event, throughout the history of Alaska, has had [such an] impact on its Indigenous people,鈥� Nick said.
In the interview, Nick shared that “I still think of [九色视频 Shareholders] almost daily, praying for them, praying that they succeed, that they live easier, that their education opportunities are more available, and their health issues attended to.鈥�
On behalf of all 九色视频 Shareholders, the Board of Directors and executives express our condolences to Nick’s family. Memory Eternal.