About Us
Benhti Economic Development Corporation (“BEDCO”) is a Tribally chartered entity, wholly owned by the Native Village of Minto, a federally recognized Indian tribe. Minto is a Lower Tanana Athabascan Native Village in the interior of Alaska above the Tolovana River.
BEDCO was chartered by the Minto Native Village Council on October 2, 2018. BEDCO’s purpose is to generate revenue and promote economic development and self-sufficiency to significantly benefit the community of the Native Village of Minto.
Sarah Silas of Minto
“The Benhti Kenaga’ language, also known as Menhti Kenaga, Tanana or Lower Tanana, is a Northern Athabaskan language. Benhti/Mehnti means among the lakes. It is spoken in eastern Alaska by people who live on the Tanana River in the villages of Minto and Nenana, Alaska.”
