CIRI original shareholder Ruth Amelia Gundrum Daniels celebrates her 100th birthday on February 14. Ms. Daniels was born in Circle, Alaska to Sarah Joseph and Charles Gundrum. Daniels is of Athabascan descent and grew up in Nenana. Since 1946, Daniels has resided in Michigan and enjoys visiting with her family, baking and watching TV.
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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