CIRI shareholder Michael L. Heyward earned his Master of Public Administration from the University of Alaska Anchorage in December 2008. Michael is the son of CIRI shareholder Lydia and Christopher Heyward and the grandson of CIRI shareholder Jennie Larson, all of Anchorage. Michael is an avid outdoorsman and the father of two children, Terrell and Marissa.
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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