CIRI descendant Andy Piscoya harvested his first seal near Nome on May 20. Piscoya is the youngest son of CIRI shareholder Annette and her husband Kooper Piscoya. He is the grandson of CIRI shareholders Ann Kalerak and the late Walter Kalerak and the great-grandson of the late CIRI shareholders Paul and Elsie Kakaruk and Alice and Andrew Kalerak Sr. Piscoya gave the seal to an Elder in Nome.
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 9,300 Shareholders, primarily of Athabascan, Southeast Indian, Inupiat, Yup’ik, Alutiiq/Sugpiaq and Aleut/Unangax descent.
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