WHO WE ARE

Since our incorporation in 1973, Olgoonik has steadily assembled a proven record of past performance through its reputable companies. We also manage productive and essential businesses within Wainwright.
 

MISSION & VISION

It’s our mission to engage in profitable business activities that will enable the corporation to provide training and employment opportunities for its shareholders while protecting the land and maintaining Iñupiat culture, traditions, and values.

Our vision is to foster sustainable growth and build a corporation that will empower future generations.

 

CORE VALUES

Olgoonik core values honor our Iñupiat heritage and its traditions of teamwork and extended family and guide our operations.

• Honesty and fairness in all aspects of our business.
• Respect and opportunity for all team members.
• Safe and responsible operations for people and the environment.
• Quality work and continuous improvement.
• Exceptional customer service.

WHAT WE DO

Olgoonik is a strong family of professional contracting companies established to create benefits for our Alaska Native shareholders and fueled by the belief that to do so our operations must remain of the highest quality, our employees qualified and principled, and our commitment to safety and every client’s mission unconditional.
 

From our roots in Alaska’s Arctic to our operations in South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, our experienced and dependable workforce consistently delivers results through innovation and practicality.
 

The Olgoonik family of companies works worldwide as a federal contractor in five primary divisions: Construction, Professional & Technical Services, Logistics & Operations, Environmental & Engineering, and Electrical.
 

OUR VILLAGE

On the coast of the Chukchi Sea in the heart of Alaska’s Arctic, Wainwright is home to about 600 residents, primarily Iñupiat people whose ancestors inhabited the region for thousands of years. Many hold strong to traditional values and maintain their ancestral subsistence practices of hunting, fishing, and resource gathering from the land and sea. Rich Iñupiat culture is celebrated throughout the community through dancing, music, arts and other traditions that depend on sharing and cooperation. Many residents are bilingual, speaking both Iñupiaq and English. Elders are revered by the community and pass down treasured cultural and historical traditions through storytelling and lessons for younger generations.
 

Our Lands

Olgoonik Corporation is the steward for 175,000 acres of land in and around Wainwright. We require land use permits for any entities working on or passing through OC territories.
 

Our Corporation

Established in 1973 under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), Olgoonik Corporation is the village corporation for Wainwright, Alaska. Alaska is home to 13 regional Alaska Native Corporations and close to 200 village corporations. Operating as a for-profit corporation, Olgoonik is charged with bringing benefits to all of its 1,300+ Iñupiat shareholders and their descendants who are able to trace their direct lineage to original shareholders with ties to Wainwright.
 

To learn more about what our village has to offer, visit our Wainwright Assets page.