Parent Corporation
Calista Corporation (ANCSA)
Anchorage, AK
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) regional corporation for the Y-K Delta. 33,000+ shareholders — the same people in CVRF's 20 CDQ communities. Owns subsurface mineral rights. Pro-Donlin Gold Mine. Lobbies on "Donlin Gold Mine; Erosion; Salmon Collapse" simultaneously. Uses Capitol Hill Policy Group — same firm as Groundfish Forum + American Seafoods.
$395K lobbying (2024, LDA verified). Via: Capitol Hill Policy Group ($190K) + in-house.
Lobbying & Political Activity
Lobbies Congress (mining + salmon + ANCSA)
$395K (2024 LDA)
Cross-Sector Connections
Groundfish Forum
Same Lobby Firm (Capitol Hill Policy Group)
CHPG reps both
American Seafoods (Direct Lobbying)
Same Lobby Firm (Capitol Hill Policy Group)
CHPG reps both
Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF)
Same Communities (shareholders)
Y-K Delta people are both Calista shareholders and CVRF residents
Donlin Gold LLC
Mineral Rights (ANCSA subsurface)
Calista pro-Donlin