IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
Leisnoi urges you to be vigilant and aware that scammers are targeting shareholders of Alaska Native Corporations. The scammer will call and claim to be a representative of the Corporation and request your or a family member’s bank and other personal information—please DO NOT give it to them. Leisnoi will NOT call you to request personal information. If you receive a call like this, hang up immediately and contact Leisnoi’s Shareholder Services at (907) 222-6900 to report the call.
Leisnoi is a village corporation with roots beginning on Woody Island which is located in the Kodiak Island Archipelago. It was home to an Alutiiq village and the first Baptist Mission Orphanage in Alaska, built in 1893. In the 1800’s Russians employed Woody Island native residents to hunt sea otters in the summer and cut and store ice during the winter.
Our Corporation was established in 1971 by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Today we own approximately 50,000 acres of land on Kodiak Island, Woody Island and Long Island. Leisnoi started out with 297 shareholders but now has over 422. The Corporation’s purpose is to provide shareholder benefits while managing its land and preserving its heritage. Today Leisnoi is doing this by selling timber from the Chiniak area.
We hope this website is informational to you. If you are planning a trip to Kodiak, or already live there, please consider visiting the land permit page and obtaining a permit to experience Leisnoi’s land in person.
Who would ever have dreamed that so much of life and love, of hope and joy, of suffering and sorrow, could cling to that tiny dot, no bigger than a pin point, seldom even noticed, among the islands.
Teacher Hanna Elizabeth Breece, Woody Island, October 1909Interested in Land Usage?
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No Charge for Leisnoi Shareholders, Spouses, descendants, and disabled veterans with 50% or more disability.
CHRISTMAS TREE CUTTING, TRAPPING AND FIREWORKS ARE PROHIBITED ON ALL LEISNOI LANDS.