Congratulations to CIRI Shareholders/Descendants Michael Braun, KC Chickalusion, Jeff Hurlburt, Tonya Kaloa and Rodney McCord. The group, all of whom are enrolled members of the Native Village of Tyonek, recently formed Tubughna Potlatch, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The charity’s purpose is to host an annual traditional Dena’ina Athabascan potlatch in Tyonek, Alaska. An inaugural potlatch is being planned for this summer.
Mission
The mission of CIRI is to promote the economic and social well-being and Alaska Native heritage of our Shareholders, now and into the future, through prudent stewardship of the company’s resources, while furthering self-sufficiency among CIRI Shareholders and their families.
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Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) is one of 12 regional corporations established in Alaska by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. CIRI is owned by nearly 9,500 Shareholders, primarily of Athabascan, Southeast Indian, Inupiat, Yup’ik, Alutiiq/Sugpiaq and Aleut/Unangax descent.
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