Calista Corporation, established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, represents approximately 37,000 Shareholders. The Calista region is the second-largest Alaska Native regional corporation encompassing more than 6.5 million acres and includes 56 villages. Since 1994, Calista has provided more than $4 million in scholarships and since inception more than $71 million in Shareholder and Elders' Benefit Program distributions.