The Spruce Island Development Corporation (SIDCO) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation founded in 2004 and located in the community of Ouzinkie. SIDCO, through its Board of Directors, brings together in one working entity the leadership of the City of Ouzinkie (a 2nd class City), the Native Village of Ouzinkie (a federally recognized tribal council), and the Ouzinkie Native Corporation (the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act village corporation) in support of long term community sustainability. The SIDCO Board represents all aspects of Ouzinkie’s working community and supports effective long term economic development, project planning and implementation.As you will review in our Community Background for Planning, Ouzinkie has undergone significant economic decline in the past twenty years, primarily due to loss of access to commercial fisheries. SIDCO was formed in response to this economic decline, and a need for the community to come together to identify, discuss, and research potential opportunities for Ouzinkie. The community spent from January 2005 through April 2006 in a series of community worksessions focused on specific identified opportunities. The results from those worksessions form the basis for this Plan. This Plan was made possible in large part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Native Americans’ Social and Economic Development Strategies Program. Financial support was also received from Koniag, Inc. and Landye, Bennet and Wolf, LLP. SIDCO and the Community of Ouzinkie extend their thanks for this support. Quyanasinaq. - All text taken from "The Community of Ouzinkie Strategies for Economic Development and Integrated Business Plans" |
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| We are a self-sufficient community with strong roots in our Orthodox Faith through our long-standing relationship with Saint Herman of Alaska. We have a viable, self-sustaining Ouzinkie economy supported by sound We provide equal educational opportunities for all residents. We practice strong, local self-determination through our locally controlled, City, | |||
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