Teresa Carlson is pleased to announce that her daughter, Grace Carlson, has been accepted into the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Grace will begin veterinary school in August. She is the great-granddaughter of Flora May Meehan and Otto Richard Thiele, and the granddaughter of Otto Richard Thiele Jr. Her father is Eric Minks. “It has taken a village to get Grace where she is, and we are so very thankful for all the encouragement and financial support along the way,” Teresa shared. The family would like to thank The CIRI Foundation and the Seldovia Village Tribe for their support.
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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