Our History

Deloycheet Board and lawyer signing the ANCSA documents in 1974.
ABOUT DELOYCHEET, INC.
Deloycheet, Inc. is an Alaska Native Village Corporation that was incorporated in 1974 under Alaska Law and pursuant to the 1971 federal Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, commonly referred to as (ANCSA). Congress significantly departed from its established federal Indian policy by enacting the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Instead of the reservation system, used extensively in other parts of the U.S, a system of corporate ownership of assets was developed to ensure long-term profitability and financial independence for Native Alaskans.
Deloycheet, Inc. corporate office is located in Holy Cross, Alaska. With over 550 shareholders and a 9 member Board of Directors.
Deloycheet, Inc. corporate office is located in Holy Cross, Alaska. With over 550 shareholders and a 9 member Board of Directors.

Holy Cross Village in early 1900's - Courtesy of Library of Congress.
ABOUT HOLY CROSS, ALASKA
Holy Cross, a Native Alaskan village of 277, is located in interior Alaska by the banks of the Yukon River, 420 miles southwest of Fairbanks and 330 miles northwest of Anchorage. The Holy Cross area is comprised of 31 square miles of land and 6 square miles of water.
Holy Cross, originally known as Anilukhtakpak, had its first contact with Europeans in the early 1840s when Russian explorers led by Lt. Zagoskin traveled the Yukon River. Father Aloysius Robaut, who came to Alaska across the Chilkoot Trail, established a Catholic mission and school at the village in the 1880s. Ingalik Indians then migrated to Holy Cross to be near the mission.
In 1899, a post office was opened under the name "Koserefsky." In 1912, the name of the town was changed once again, this time to "Holy Cross" after the mission. The river changed course during the 1930s, and by the mid-40s, it had formed the slough on which the village is now located. The original mission and many buildings were torn down after the boarding school ceased operations in 1956.
Holy Cross, originally known as Anilukhtakpak, had its first contact with Europeans in the early 1840s when Russian explorers led by Lt. Zagoskin traveled the Yukon River. Father Aloysius Robaut, who came to Alaska across the Chilkoot Trail, established a Catholic mission and school at the village in the 1880s. Ingalik Indians then migrated to Holy Cross to be near the mission.
In 1899, a post office was opened under the name "Koserefsky." In 1912, the name of the town was changed once again, this time to "Holy Cross" after the mission. The river changed course during the 1930s, and by the mid-40s, it had formed the slough on which the village is now located. The original mission and many buildings were torn down after the boarding school ceased operations in 1956.