CIRI Summer Interns Gain Real-World Work Experience While Immersing Themselves in Culture
CIRI was thrilled to host interns Elyse Decker, Maddie Mulcahey and Chloe Tetpon this summer!
A Word from Our President
In June, I was fortunate to lead an executive breakout session during our spring CIRI Participation Committee (CPC) meeting.
Carol Gore Retires After 22 Years of Service to CIHA
On June 2, original CIRI enrollee Carol Gore (Aleut) retired from Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) after having served as its president and CEO since 1999.
Salamatof Launches Forestry and Fire Division
Warming temperatures have fueled a spruce bark beetle epidemic across Southcentral Alaska.
CIRI Summer Interns Visit Seldovia
Our trip began July 23 in Anchorage, where we caught an early flight to Homer on a small-cabin plane.
As Seen in Our Region
View from Trail Lake Campground on the Kenai Peninsula looking south toward the community of Primrose, Alaska.
Recipe: Whipped Wild Alaska Berry Dessert
Thank you to CIRI Shareholder Sonita Cleveland for sharing her recipe with us!
As Seen in Our Region
View of Cook Inlet and Mt. Iliamna from the Kenaitze Indian Tribe campus in Kenai, Alaska.
Winners’ Circle
To increase participation in certain programs, CIRI holds periodic prize drawings from the names of those enrolled who meet certain criteria and have a mailing address current with CIRI.
Board Corner: Treasurer Rolf Dagg
My father, Gosta Dagg (Yup’ik), was born in 1939 in Anchorage.
CIRI in the Community: Kenaitze and Salamatof Come Together to Celebrate Opening of the Net
On June 1, Kenaitze and Salamatof tribal members celebrated fishing the first tide of the season and cut the ribbon on the new Kahtnuht’ana Dena’ina Community Hall and Harvest Pavilion.
In Touch: Olivia Hurlburt
CIRI Shareholder Jeff Hurlburt is pleased to announce the graduation of his daughter, Oliva, from Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts.
In Touch: Marin Wadsworth
CIRI Shareholder Holly Spencer is pleased to announce the graduation of her daughter, Marin Wadsworth, from Northern Illinois University.
In Touch: Mackenzey Christoffersen
CIRI Shareholders Tiffany Deason and Kenneth Christoffersen Jr. are pleased to announce the graduation of their daughter, Mackenzey, from Bartlett High School in Anchorage.
Third Quarter Distributions
Third-quarter payments from the CST Elders Distribution Fund will be mailed or directly deposited on Sept. 8. Third-quarter payments from the CST Distribution Fund will be mailed or directly deposited on Sept. 29.
Save the Date: 2023 Friendship Potlatches
CIRI’s fall Friendship Potlatches will be held Saturday, Oct. 14 in Kenai, Alaska; Sunday, Oct. 22 in Anchorage, Alaska; and Saturday, Nov. 4 in the Seattle area.
Shareholders with Returned Mail
The following CIRI Shareholders do not have a current mailing address on record.
Save the Date: 2023 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
The 2023 AFN Convention will be held Oct. 12-21 at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage.
