Chitina Native Corporation first incorporated in the State of Alaska on September 11, 1973. Chitina Native Corporation’s first shareholder annual meeting was called to order by President Walter Charley on March 16, 1984 . Some past Presidents include: Harry Billum, John Billum, Henry Bell, Earl Bell, Mildred Buck, Martin Finnesand, Loretta Sternbach, Marlene Johnson, Joe Hart and Joyce Clark. Chitina Native Corporation shareholders are primarily residents or descendants of the Native Village of Chitina.

The Native Village of Chitina is the locally federally recognized tribe; out of the population count of 110, 48.8% are Alaska Native or Native American’s. Most of the Native residents are involved in subsistence activities year round, such as fishing, gardening, picking berries and herb gathering. During the summer months Chitina brings in large numbers of Alaskans for subsistence dipnetting for salmon on the Copper River.

Chitina is famously known from the exploration of the Copper River Northwestern Railway and Copper Mine development in Kennicott, which put Chitina on the map. Before Chitina was discovered by the non native population in the late 1800’s and up through the early 1900’s Chitina had through the years many admirable local natives, to name a few.