Year: 2020

CIRI IRS Forms 1099 for the 2020 tax year will be mailed no later than Feb. 1, 2021.

Each year, the Alaska Federation of Natives awards honor Native and non-Native leaders in recognition of their dedicated efforts to serving the Native community.

CIRI is rolling out two exciting new web-based programs in early 2021— Cultures of CIRI and virtual mentoring.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 CIRI calendar photo contest!

As the author wrote about this recipe, “An easy-to-make, delicious salmon mousse, not too rich and quite flavorful. Perfect for spreading on crackers and crudité dips.”

CIRI’s Qenek portal is a free online resource that provides easy access to a wealth of news, information and forms, while also offering the convenience of performing certain tasks and record changes online.

In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, CIRI will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, through Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.

Shareholders and descendants 10 years through high-school age are invited to apply to participate in CIRI’s 2021 Next Gen Day, which will be held virtually.

The CIRI Nominating Committee is seeking CIRI shareholders interested in nomination to the 2021 CIRI Board of Directors’ candidate slate.

In lieu of our annual in-person gatherings, please join CIRI for a virtual Friendship Potlatch!

Alaska Native people have much to celebrate during the month of October!

On Sept. 25, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that Alaska Native corporations are ineligible for CARES Act funding.

Readers may recall earlier Raven’s Circle articles that referenced the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, which contains a provision to help eligible Alaska Native veterans of the Vietnam War era select up to 160 acres of land in Alaska.

The U.S. Census Bureau has announced it will wrap up the survey Sept. 30, a month sooner than previously expected.

The CARES Act was passed by Congress on March 27, 2020. Soon after a lawsuit was filed challenging the right of Alaska Native corporations, like CIRI, to receive CARES Act funds.

Earlier this year, CIRI became an investor in the Enviva Holdings wood biomass fuel enterprise.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, CIRI’s 2020 Friendship Potlatches have been cancelled.

Alaskans have through Oct. 3 to register to vote or update any outdated voter registration information for this year’s general election, which will take place Tuesday, Nov. 3.

There has arguably never been a more important time for Alaska Native voters to make their voices heard.

Ensuring that routine vaccination is maintained or reinitiated during the COVID-19 pandemic is essential for protecting individuals and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases and outbreaks.

With its mission of building strong foundations with Alaska Native families through Alaska Native cultures and education, Cook Inlet Native Head Start provides children a supportive, hands-on learning environment.

CIRI is seeking high-resolution electronic photos from shareholders and descendants for use in the 2021 CIRI calendar.

This is a big election year in Alaska, with multiple state ballot measures, a U.S. Senate seat, a U.S. House seat and most of the Alaska Legislature up for election.

If you’re confused or have questions about the 2020 U.S. Census, you’re not alone!

Preliminary results indicate that CIRI shareholders re-elected five incumbent directors to the CIRI Board of Directors.

You may recall earlier Raven’s Circle articles that referenced the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, which contains a provision to help eligible Alaska Native veterans of the Vietnam War era select up to 160 acres of land in Alaska.

The terms of currently serving SPC members have been extended an additional year.

Alaskans may now apply online for absentee ballots, making it easier to vote by mail in the 2020 primary and general elections.

2020 eVote, Early Bird and Annual Meeting prize winners.

Every Alaskan who responds to the Census increases the amount of money and resources we have to care for each other and Alaska for the next decade.

Kenai Peninsula moose and bear hunting permits now available exclusively to CIRI shareholders and descendants.

Online voting at vote.ciri.com is quick and easy, allows shareholders to vote anytime, anywhere (even when social distancing), and is more environmentally friendly.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the interest of everyone’s health and safety, CIRI has cancelled its in-person 2020 spring Information Meetings and Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

CIRI takes our responsibility to the well-being of our employees, shareholders and the community very seriously.

Beginning with the March 2020 distributions, paper vouchers will no longer be mailed to shareholders who receive their payments via direct deposit.

CIRI Information Meetings will be held April 18 in Anchorage; April 25 in Kenai, Alaska; and May 9 in Puyallup, Wash. The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held June 6 in Anchorage.

Offering a broad spectrum of services, Cook Inlet Tribal Council helps AN/AI people reach their full potential through education and employment services, family preservation and substance-abuse counseling.

As in previous years, recreational use permits will be issued for access to portions of the Farewell area for Dall sheep hunting in 2020.

Thank you to the young CIRI shareholders and descendants who attended Next Gen Day, held Jan. 20 at CIRI’s corporate offices in Anchorage!

The CITC Spring Job Fair will be held Friday, March 20 in Anchorage.

To increase participation, quarterly prize drawings are conducted from the names of shareholders enrolled in CIRI’s eNewsletter Program who have valid email and mailing addresses on file. In 2020, the eNewsletter Program quarterly prize winner will have his/her choice of an iPad or $400 cash!

While applying for their Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends online, Alaskans may choose to Pick.Click.Give. to eligible charitable and educational organizations.

Congratulations to CIRI Board Vice Chair Margaret “Margie” L. Brown, who received a fall 2019 honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Cook Inlet Housing Authority held a grand opening celebration for its newest family housing development, Ch’anikna Commons, on Sept. 24, 2019.

As in the past, all shareholders interested in running for the CIRI Board of Directors as write-in candidates will have an opportunity to submit their information for inclusion in CIRI’s election materials.

Southcentral Foundation’s 23rd Annual Gathering will be held Saturday, Feb. 8 in Anchorage.

After more than a year away, most Cook Inlet Tribal Council programs have returned or will soon be returning to the Nat’uh Service Center in Anchorage.

IRS 1099 forms for the 2019 tax year will be mailed to shareholders on Jan. 31, 2020.

Junior Native Youth Olympics will be held Feb. 14-16 in Anchorage.

The 2020 U.S. census kicked off Jan. 21 in Toksook Bay, Alaska.