When we think of the accomplishments of women who have shaped our world, often overlooked are Indigenous women, whose contributions have likewise made significant impacts on the country.
Alaska Native Women’s History
When we think of the accomplishments of women who have shaped our world, often overlooked are Indigenous women, whose contributions have likewise made significant impacts on the country.
When LeeAnn Cooper Garrick was a young teen, her father picked her up after school one day and took her to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to apply for her Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood card.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, CIRI has made the difficult decision to cancel our shareholder Information Meetings, to be held this spring in Anchorage, Kenai and Puyallup, Wash.
CIRI takes our responsibility to the well-being of our employees, shareholders and the community very seriously.
The CIRI C3 Experience is an overnight camp that brings together young CIRI shareholders and descendants to foster leadership skills and help prepare them for college and their careers.
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.
CIRI shareholder Rhonda Shelford Jansen’s art may evoke images of the past, but it took coming into her own as an adult and evolving past a “fear of failure that begins to diminish when you reach middle age” to commit to the act of creating said art.
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.