Positive Change and Innovation Propel CIRI
CIRI CEO Swami Iyer characterized 2024 as a year with "a lot of changes, and a lot of success."
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Tabetha Toloff Assumes Role of President
Please join us in welcoming CIRI Shareholder Tabetha Toloff (Athabascan) to the role of president!
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A Message from CIRI CEO Swami Iyer
We accomplished much over the last year, not only achieving but exceeding our goals. A new acquisition, new employees, enhanced technology and increased program offerings ...
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Shareholder Spotlight: Yah Executives
Please join us in welcoming CIRI’s first cohort of Yah executives! Jacinda Mainord (Inupiat) and Lexi Qass’uq Trainer (Cup’ik/Yup’ik) began their respective tenures in December ...
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2025 Next Gen Day
2025 Next Gen Day was held Jan. 20 in Anchorage. Here, the morning cohort (ages 10-13) is being shown the CIRI enterprise interactive map by ...
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North Wind Group Shareholder and Descendant Hire Preference
Did you know that CIRI subsidiary North Wind Group (NWG) has a hiring preference for CIRI Shareholders and confirmed Descendants?
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Meet the White Raven!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Name the White Raven contest!
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Sustainable Chaga Harvesting
Traditionally harvested in the coldest winter months, chaga mushrooms began attracting attention over the past few decades due to their health benefits.
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Board Corner: A Message from CIRI Board Director Margie Brown
CIRI recently closed on the sale of land on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Known as the Killey River land, it is situated at the confluence of ...
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Recipe: Creamy Halibut Florentine
Recipe submitted by CIRI Shareholders Teresa Thiele and Tayler Higgins.
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2024 Tax Information
CIRI IRS Form 1099s for the 2024 tax year were mailed no later than Jan. 31, 2025. Quarterly payments issued from the CST Distribution Fund ...
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TCF Scholarship Program and Portal Updates
TCF recently announced changes designed to better support CIRI Shareholders and Descendants while helping ensure education funding for generations to come.
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2025 Summer Internship Program
CIRI Shareholders and confirmed Descendants who are current college/vocational students or recent graduates are invited to apply to the CIRI Summer Internship Program by the ...
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In Touch: Associate Degree
Congratulations to CIRI Shareholder Amanda Stroman, who recently earned an associate degree in business with a minor in Alaska rural management from Alaska Pacific University. ...
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In Touch: Book Publication
Congratulations to CIRI Shareholder Leslie Colburn, who recently published a book, “Twinkle, the Littlest Star.”
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In Touch: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Congratulations to CIRI Shareholder Monica Mikes, who recently graduated from the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine.
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In Touch: Dean’s List
CIRI Shareholder Jeff Hurlburt is pleased to announce that his daughter, Julia, made the first-semester Dean’s List at Eastern Connecticut State University.
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In Touch: Formation of Nonprofit
Congratulations to CIRI Shareholders/Descendants Michael Braun, KC Chickalusion, Jeff Hurlburt, Tonya Kaloa and Rodney McCord.
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Save the Date: 2025 Native Youth Olympic Games
Senior Games (grades 7-12): April 24-26, 3550 Providence Drive, Anchorage Witness student athletes from across Alaska as they demonstrate strength, skill and agility in games ...
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As Seen in Our Region
Clouds over Turnagain Arm (Dena’ina: Tutl’uh). Photo by Kevin Bennett.
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Winners’ Circle, Q3 2024
The following Shareholders and Descendants have been selected as winners for the third quarter 2024 CIRI prize drawings.
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Shareholders with Returned Mail
When CIRI mail is returned as undeliverable, distributions are held, and the Shareholder does not qualify to participate in any prize drawings until the address ...
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