The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, signed into law Dec. 18, 1971, settled Alaska Native peoples’ aboriginal land claims and distributed 44 million acres of land and nearly $1 billion to 12 land-based Alaska Native regional corporations, including CIRI.
The CIRI Nominating Committee is seeking CIRI shareholders interested in nomination to the 2022 CIRI Board of Directors’ candidate slate.
For CIRI shareholder Rebecca Louie (Tlingit/Aleut), working in affordable housing is more than just a job—it’s a way of combating “the injustice that comes from being low income and doing what I can to help,” she said.
Congratulations to CIRI shareholder Peter DuBois, who recently became an adjunct instructor in Alaska Native Studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the rich and diverse ancestry, cultures, histories and traditions of Alaska Native and American Indian peoples.
Please join us in congratulating Elder of the Year, the late Penny Carty; Shareholder of the Year Ivan Encelewski; and Youth Recognition Award recipient Grace Carlson.
Thank you to our 2021 Youth Art Contest participants!
With the goal of providing professional and personal development for CIRI shareholders and descendants, CIRI’s inaugural Virtual Mentoring Program kicked off Oct. 8.
Again this year, CIRI’s annual Friendship Potlatch is available virtually!
CIRI’s Virtual Holiday Craft Bazaar will be held Friday, Nov. 12 through Friday, Dec. 31.
