Year: 2018

In honor of Veterans Day, which is observed each year on Nov. 11, CIRI would like to pay tribute to our men and women in uniform.

The CIRI Nominating Committee seeks CIRI shareholders interested in nomination to the 2019 CIRI Board of Directors’ candidate slate.

View photos from the 2018 CIRI and The CIRI Foundation Friendship Potlatches.

A microscopic bacterium with an outsized name, Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M. ovi) is a pathogen that increases mortality from respiratory disease in wild sheep, goats and musk ox.

The leader in bringing Alaska Native voices to Alaska and the nation, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC) is committed to covering indigenous issues.

Congratulations to CIRI’s 2018 Shareholder, Elder and Youth Award recipients.

A new era began for Cook Inlet Tribal Council’s Ernie Turner Center on Aug. 1 when a new recovery facility—bearing a name steeped in history—opened its doors in Chugiak.

CIRI will conduct five $1,000 prize drawings from the names of shareholders who return a valid will on the new CIRI Stock Will form to CIRI by Nov. 16, 2018.

An event that began as a broad effort to help Americans stay safer and more secure online, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is commemorating its 15th year as an annual initiative to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity.

With an aim to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research, Breast Cancer Awareness Month encourages communities, individuals and organizations to spread the word about early detection, education and support services.

The Denai’ina phrase “un nitqetni” translates to “they’re calling one another to come,” and it was the theme behind the first-ever CIRI C3 Experience.

On Aug. 8, the Alaska Supreme Court struck down sections of Ballot Measure No. 1, calling the excluded sections an “unconstitutional appropriation.”

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, we are called to exercise one of our basic rights of citizenship by voting for the candidates – at the national, state and local level – we believe will best lead us.

CIRI is sad to report that Jason Moore, senior director, CIRI Corporate Affairs, passed away after a lengthy illness in the early hours of Sept. 8 surrounded by family. He was 51.

CIRI is pleased to present the following new shareholder and descendant discounts.

CIRI’s summer internship program creates opportunities for shareholder and descendant college students, recent college graduates and those enrolled in or recently graduated from an applicable vocational training program to directly apply their education in a practical work setting.

Thank you to Eyak Corporation for alerting us to a scam targeting shareholders of Alaska Native corporations (ANCs).

The annual Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention serves as the principal forum and voice for the Alaska Native community in addressing critical issues of public policy and government.

As part of its goal to enhance the heritage of Cook Inlet region’s Alaska Native people, The CIRI Foundation is joining with community partners to bring the acclaimed theatrical production “ALAXSXA | ALASKA” back to the state that inspired it.

CIRI’s 2018 Holiday Craft Bazaar will be held Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Fireweed Business Center in Anchorage.

Complete CIRI’s newly designed Stock Will form and you may win one of five $1,000 special prizes.

You have the power to shape our future, but only if you exercise your right vote!

A youth-oriented online radio stream, Rising Indigenous Voices Radio (RIVR) mixes cultural and educational content with music that appeals to teens and young adults.

Please join CIRI in welcoming its five summer interns.

Janssen Funeral Homes offers a 25 percent discount on full traditional services (visitation, service and burial costs) and a 10 percent discount on minimal services (burial only) for deceased CIRI shareholders and confirmed descendants.

The Inspector of Election has certified that CIRI shareholders have elected five individuals to serve three-year terms on the CIRI Board of Directors.

Recognizing her ongoing contributions to the Global Health and Social Medicine department at Harvard Medical School, Southcentral Foundation President/CEO Katherine Gottlieb has been reappointed as a visiting scientist.

Cook Inlet Tribal Council President and CEO and original CIRI shareholder Gloria O’Neill was recently appointed to the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, an independent federal committee.

On June 10, the Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. recovered human remains from the eroding grave site area located above Kanakanak Beach in Dillingham, Alaska. Potential claimants are being notified.

When 15-year-old CIRI descendant Judah Eason regarded the sealskin ball hanging above him at this year’s NYO, he flashed back to exactly one year ago, when the pain of a bone breaking in half halted his NYO weekend.

The 2018 Annual Meeting of CIRI Shareholders included cash prize drawings for shareholders who submitted a valid proxy by the proxy deadline, or who registered to vote in person at the Annual Meeting.

The 2018 Annual Meeting of CIRI Shareholders provided more than an opportunity to hear the results of the previous year’s financial performance and vote to elect the members of the CIRI Board of Directors.

To ensure a quorum is achieved for the Annual Meeting, the Early Bird Prize Drawings seek to reward shareholders who submit a valid proxy by certain dates in advance of the Annual Meeting.

Since 1995, CIRI’s Shareholder Participation Committees have helped increase two-way communication between CIRI and its shareholders, identify issues of immediate and long-term importance to shareholders and descendants, and educate shareholders and descendants on the corporation’s mission, business operations, corporate policies and other matters.

Though only a quarter inch in length, spruce bark beetles can wreak outsized devastation. Over the past 35 years, spruce beetle outbreaks in Alaska have contributed to the loss of an estimated 3 billion board feet of timber.

While the Anchorage ATHENA Society’s annual luncheon is focused on recognizing individual women who mentor and empower others, CIRI shareholder Gloria O’Neill (Yup’ik) chose to focus on the power of many in her acceptance speech.

View highlights from this year’s Native Youth Olympic games.

Path to Independence comprises a network of partners committed to changing the way the Anchorage community views, and solves, homelessness.

The CIRI Foundation general scholarship deadline is June 1, and the vocational training grant deadline is June 30.

As any Alaskan sport fishing enthusiast can attest, “combat fishing” is very much a reality. Nowhere is this more apparent than near the confluence of the Kenai and Russian Rivers, not far from the town of Cooper Landing (population: 300).

CIRI’s 2018 Shareholder Information Meetings will take place April 28 in Anchorage and May 12 in Puyallup, Wash. CIRI’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will take place June 2 in Soldotna, Alaska.

To encourage early submission of proxies, CIRI is offering $15,000 in Early Bird prizes!

Cook Inlet Tribal Council, a CIRI-affiliated nonprofit, offers free summer camps for Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) students 12 to 14 and 15 to 21 years of age.

With the 2018 summer internship application deadline fast approaching (May 11), we thought we’d check in with a few of our former interns to see what they’re doing now.

CIRI recently released its 2017 Annual Report, which summarizes the company’s performance last year and contains information readers can use to better understand CIRI’s business and investments.

In December 2015, the Anchorage Assembly approved a resolution implementing a Vote by Mail election process beginning with the 2018 regular election.

As Tribal people, we are no strangers to higher-than-average rates of a laundry list of diseases and other health disparities. Among these are sleep-related deaths, including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, which are a leading cause of infant death in Alaska between two months and 1 year of age.

In 2015, the Anchorage Assembly approved a resolution directing the Municipal Clerk’s Office to explore implementing a Vote by Mail election process beginning in 2018. The 2018 Regular Municipal Election will be the first to implement a Vote by Mail election system.

The 2018 Senior Native Youth Olympics will be held April 26-28 in Anchorage.

CIRI’s Information Technology (IT) department has come up with tips to help average users protect their devices. Read on for ways to increase your security awareness and help prevent cyber-attacks before they happen.

IRS 1099 forms for the 2017 tax year were mailed to shareholders on January 31, 2018. The proper IRS forms and schedules to use when completing your tax return may vary depending on the types of CIRI payments received.

Mark your calendar! Koahnic Broadcast Corporation’s 2018 Alaska Native Art Auction will take place April 4 in Anchorage.

It’s snack time for the toddlers in Grace White and Rose Savok’s classroom. As the two Clare Swan Early Head Start teachers help their young students wash their hands, they describe what they’re doing to help the children learn language.

As you may have noticed, CIRI did not produce a 2018 calendar. The cost for producing, printing and mailing the calendar is significant and increases each year.

About 200 miles west of Anchorage, near Farewell, lie two townships of mountainous CIRI property. As in previous years, recreational use permits will be issued for access to portions of the Farewell area for Dall sheep hunting in 2018.

The Raven’s Circle asked shareholders and confirmed descendants for photos interpreting the theme “Winter Wonderland.” Thank you to all those who sent in submissions!

Download the newest episode of CIRIosity, the CIRI podcast, “Reforming Criminal Justice in Alaska.”