The Nima Corporation Board of Directors recognizes there are times when shareholders and their descendants may require financial assistance for circumstance beyond their control, therefore the corporation offers assistance for the following:

Burial Assistance

Extreme Medical Emergencies

Requesting Assistance
To receive assistance please make a written request and fax, or mail your request to:

Dale T. Smith Sr., Administrative Specialist
NIMA Corporation
P.O. Box 52
Mekoryuk, Alaska 99630
Phone 907-827-8636 Fax 907-827-8639
dsmith@nimacorporation.com

If you have access to email, you may send your written request via email. Alaska Natives living within the Municipality of Anchorage they may apply for burial assistance by calling the General Assistance Program at Cook Inlet Tribal Council at (907) 265-5911.

Shareholders living in Alaska, but outside of the Anchorage municipality can contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Social Services in Juneau, AK toll free at 1-800-645-8397. Alaska Natives residing outside of Alaska should contact their local BIA office to apply for additional assistance.

The Mekoryuk IRA also provides additional burial assistance; contact the Mekoryuk IRA office at 907-827-8827 for more information.

Downloadable BIA Burial Assistance guidelines through the Mekoryuk IRA. Click here.