58,000
Square miles
Yulista is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calista Corporation. As an Alaska Native Corporation, we proudly honor our Alaskan values in everything we do. The work we perform directly benefits over 38,000 Alaska Native Shareholders from the Calista Region. Learn more about Calista Corporation and its Shareholders at the Calista Corporation website
48
permanent & 8 seasonally-occupied villages in the Region
The Calista region is located along the banks of the lower Yukon and the middle and lower Kuskokwim Rivers, Nunivak Island, and portions of the Bering Sea coast. No roads connect the villages in the Region, making them only accessible by boat, plane, snow machine or four wheelers.
In the past 50 years, regional corporations have enriched the lives of their Shareholders and Descendants.
1959
Alaska becomes the 49th state in the US
After the annual introduction of various statehood bills H.R. 7999 passed in the House on May 28, 1958, passed in the Senate on June 30, 1958 and was signed into law by the President on July 7, 1958. Alaska's statehood was proclaimed on January 3, 1959, by President Dwight Eisenhower.
1971
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
Our nation’s president signed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to help protect the sacred connection between Alaskan natives and their land, while also fostering socio-economic opportunities. Heartbreaking lessons learned from our nation’s history prompted a better strategy for cultural stewardship to coexist with progress. The Calista Corporation was established and eventually formed subsidiary companies, including Yulista.
2002
Yulista Begins Work In Huntsville
Yulista had been working hard to be profitable. The Army awarded Yulista the Prototype Integration Facility (PIF) with just one employee in Huntsville, Alabama. This contract paved the way for it to move toward opportunities in Alabama and grow into a multi-state and multinational company serving the Department of Defense and federal agencies working across the globe.
Today
2,700 Team Members Across 29 States
Calista Corporation is owned by over 38,000 Central Yup’ik and Athabascan Shareholders with ancestral ties to southwest Alaska. With our parent company, Yulista provides economic support to Calista Shareholders and their Descendants so they can preserve their heritage and way of life passed down for generations. The profitability of any company is important, but for Yulista it’s magnified by the responsibility to this vulnerable people group. We remain committed to preserve the past, sustain the present, and build the future.