Calista Corporation

Annual Report and Digital Media

2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, a policy that divided Alaska into 12 regions and their respective for-profit Native corporations. The Calista Corp. represents more than 33,000 shareholders, most of whom are of Yup’ik descent.

Yuit Communications has proudly represented Calista since 2016. We create all Calista’s internal and external communication content, including annual reports. For this year’s annual report, Calista leadership wanted a theme celebrating the corporation’s business success while honoring its culture, the strength behind all of Calista’s decisions over the past five decades.

For the cover, Calista President and CEO Andrew Guy and Vice President of Lands and Natural Resources Tisha Kuhns were chosen as they represent long-term leadership and the next generation. The photo conveys that Calista’s leaders may wear their corporate dress for business meetings, but their cultural values are just as important to the corporation’s success.

As a nod to Calista’s history, Yuit used design elements from its original logo. The texture in the tan element is an aerial photo near Bethel, the largest village in Calista’s region. It represents the corporation’s ties to the land and traditional way of life. Calista’s leadership was extremely pleased with Yuit’s creative spark and how this annual report tied the region’s culture to Calista’s overall business success.