Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) was formed in 1972 as a regional Alaska Native Corporation for 6,333 shareholders. The Bering Strait's region encompasses the majority of Alaska's Seward Peninsula and the coastal lands of eastern Norton Sound. BSNC owns and manages nearly 2 million acres of subsurface estate of land selected by 17 village corporations in the region. This region is perhaps the most culturally diverse area in the state with three Native languages spoken: Siberian Yup'ik, Central Yup'ik, and Inupiaq.

BSNC is headquartered in Nome, Alaska. Regional operations include real estate management and development, tourism, construction, mining services and sales of rock and aggregate. BSNC also has offices in Anchorage to serve shareholders and operations outside the region. Those activities include construction and various support services to commercial clients and directly to the federal government under the SBA's 8(a) program.