2006 Finalists

The 2006 winners were chosen from the following 50+ finalists:

Jennifer Maguire, Fairbanks
Interior Alaska Native Artists' Cooperative, $25,000

Charles Parker, Anchorage
Development of Alternative Renewable Energy Models for Rural Alaska, $20,000

Lauren J. Padawer, Cordova
Glacial Skincare, $16,000 *People’s Choice Award Winner

Hogarth Kingeekuk Jr., Savoonga
Rural Alaska Small Parts & Repair Shop, $30,000

DuWayne Johnson, Dillingham
Alaska Sport's Sleds, $8,000

Joanne Beck, Eagle
Han Athabascan Grocery & Native Arts Store, $12,000

Chris O’Neil, Noatak
Noatak Natural Products & Organic Farming Cooperative, $22,000

Jennifer Harrison, Chickaloon
Chickaloon Four-Season Greenhouse, $25,000

David Smith, Nuiqsut
Wild Medicinal Plants of Nuiqsut, $10,000

Robert Kocsis, Delta Junction
Delta Junction Biodiesel Pilot Plant, $20,000

Esther Ashton, Wrangell
Manufacturing Health Products from Southeast Alaska Forests, $25,000

Axel & Kathleen Svenson, Ketchikan
ThrillerAlaska's Native Tour, $20,000

Paul Markoff, Anchorage
Togiak Cultural Tourism Development, $20,000

Agnes Hailstone, Deering
Caribou-Adventures, $30,000

Ulric J. Ulroan, Chevak
Chevak Bird & Cultural Tours, $25,000 *People’s Choice Award Winner

Jill Wheeler & Tonia Lawrence, Eagle River
Alaska Educational Tours, $20,000

Barbie Baumgartner, North Pole
Unity Catering, $30,000

Karin Holser, St. George Island
North South St. George Island Institute, $50,000

March Runner, Dillingham
Four Winds, $20,000

Brian Bourdon, Nome
Artist Development in the Bering Strait Region, $10,000

John Oscar, Mekoryuk
Nunivak Arts & Crafts, $20,000 *People’s Choice Award Winner

Michelle Sparck, Bethel
ArXoticA Bath & Beauty Products derived from Nanutaat (tundra botanicals), $20,000