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Annual Meeting Recap

Thank you to the nearly 300 shareholders and their family members who turned out for the 2017 Annual Meeting of CIRI Shareholders!
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KIT Celebrates Opening of 2017 Educational Fishery

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe officially opened the 2017 Educational Fishery on May 1, welcoming scores of tribal members to the fishery site in Kenai for ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Sarah Whalen-Lunn

A CIRI shareholder of Iñupiaq descent, Sarah Whalen-Lunn has for the last year and a half been working as a traditional Inuit tattoo artist.
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Business News

Fireweed Conference Center Mixer Draws a Crowd

More than 50 individuals toured the Conference Center at a special corporate mixer, held March 23 to introduce the space to members of the business ...
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CIRI News

May is Stroke Awareness Month

Stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading ...
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Shareholder News

Native Youth Olympics – 2017 Highlights

View highlights of the 2017 Senior Native Youth Olympics, held April 27-29 in Anchorage.
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Argent Kvasnikoff

Argent Kvasnikoff, an artist based in Ninilchik, Alaska, wants young Alaska Native people to embrace their culture – “whatever that culture means to them,” he ...
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CIRI News

2017 Annual Meeting Prizes

Vote early and win! To encourage early submission of proxies, CIRI is offering $15,000 in Early Bird prizes.
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CIRI News

Travel Discounts Available for CIRI Annual Meeting

Alaska Airlines is generously offering discounts to shareholders and their immediate family members attending CIRI’s 2017 Annual Meeting in Anchorage June 3. Although only one discount ...
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Business News

North Wind Acquires Portage Contracts, Past Performance History

As previously announced, North Wind recently acquired Portage Inc., which, like North Wind, is an Idaho-based leading small business in the federal environmental services market. ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Sharon Padilla

CIRI shareholder Sharon Padilla and her husband, Perry, were settling happily into life as empty nesters when she received an email "out of the blue." ...
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Shareholder News

Traditional Recipe: Halibut with Cream Sauce (two options)

This recipe is adapted from the one used at the CIRI and The CIRI Foundation Friendship Potlatches each fall.
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CIRI News

Save the Date: Information Meetings, Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Meeting attendance is limited to CIRI shareholders and their immediate family members (i.e., spouse, children) and/or stock custodians.
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Arctic Aerial Captures Images ‘From the Earth, to the Air’

Harnessing cutting-edge technology to capture inspiring aerial imagery, Arctic Aerial utilizes drones for photography, videography and data-collection services.
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Descendant Spotlight: Alden Butzke

Ambition. Alden Butzke’s got it. From foreign language classes to competitive sports, this 16-year-old Anchorage high-school student participates in a plethora of activities.
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CIRI Job and Resource Fair

CIRI wishes to thank the 50 shareholders and descendants and 24 vendors that that turned out for the fifth annual Job and Resource Fair, held ...
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2016 CIRI Shareholder Tax Information

IRS 1099 forms for the 2016 tax year were mailed to shareholders on January 26, 2017.
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45th Anniversary of CIRI’s Shareholder Newsletter

This month CIRI celebrates the 45th anniversary of its shareholder newsletter. From the beginning, CIRI has prided itself on keeping its shareholders informed about the ...
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CIRI News

Apply Now for Sheep Hunting Permits

About 200 miles west of Anchorage, near Farewell, lie CIRI’s two townships of mountainous property. As in previous years, recreational use permits will be issued ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Descendant Spotlight: Sam Schimmel

“I want to be a lawyer, so let’s try this out.” Those were Sam Schimmel’s thoughts when he decided to apply to 2016 Color of ...
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CIRI News

Calling All Home Cooks: Send Us Your Recipes!

Submit your favorite recipes to the Raven's Circle!
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Shareholder News

Archival Photo

Thank you to CIRI shareholder Alberta Stephan for submitting this photo from her private collection.
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Erma Syers

Honoring those who have passed on is a labor of love for CIRI shareholder Erma Syers.
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CIRI News

Take the Next Generation to Work Day: Monday, Jan. 16

For the third year, CIRI invites young shareholders and descendants to explore future career paths by spending a day at CIRI on Martin Luther King ...
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Connect with Qenek

CIRI’s shareholder portal, Qenek, is a free online resource that provides shareholders easy access to a wealth of information.
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2017 Shareholder Distributions

CIRI’s dividend policy states that the total CIRI dividend payment to shareholders in any given year is equal to 3.5 percent of total shareholders’ equity, ...
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Q: Why Did CIRI Do Away with the Christmas Dividend?

A: In 2007, the CIRI Board of Directors adopted an equity-based dividend policy, with dividend payments in any given year equal to 3.5 percent of ...
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CIRI News

CIRI Hosts SPC Members

To better increase two-way communication between CIRI and its shareholders, CIRI relies on its Shareholder Participation Committee (SPC).
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Tammy Ashley

Tammy Ashley drinks a lot of coffee. With a full-time job, a busy family life and volunteer commitments that range from Girl Scouts to emergency ...
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2016 Friendship Potlatches

CIRI and The CIRI Foundation Friendship Potlatches offer CIRI shareholders an opportunity to socialize and celebrate important cultural traditions with family and friends.
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Awards

Congratulations to CIRI’s 2016 Shareholder, Elder and Youth of the Year

Read about this year's Shareholder and Descendant award recipients.
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CIRI’s Oldest Living Shareholder Passes Away at 100

Original CIRI shareholder and 2016 CIRI Elder of the Year award recipient Fiocla (Sacaloff) Wilson passed away Oct. 8 at Heritage Place continuing care facility ...
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Job Fair Survey

To assist CIRI in planning its annual Job Fair, interested shareholders and descendants are asked to complete an online survey by Friday, Jan. 6.
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CIRI News

CIRI Youth Crew Improves Habitat on the Kenai Peninsula

Members of the Student Conservation Association’s (SCA) 2016 CIRI Youth Crew this summer tackled a month-long environmental challenge on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula that met a ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Deb Winkelman

After 25 years as an elementary-school teacher, Deb Winkelman was looking forward to retirement. But it wasn’t the life of leisure she envisioned. “I knew ...
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CIRI News

CIRI Shareholder Handbook Available Online

CIRI’s Shareholder Handbook has been prepared by CIRI to provide shareholders convenient access to information about the company, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, corporate ...
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Nonprofit News

Great American Smokeout Event

Join others across the nation using the Great American Smokeout as a day to quit tobacco forever.
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CIRI News

2016 CIRI Youth Art Contest

CIRI wishes to thank the participants in this year’s Youth Art Contest. The continued success of our company depends on young shareholders and descendants who ...
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Did You Know?

Security Tip

Most of us know not to respond to unsolicited requests for personal information (e.g., name, birthdate, Social Security number, credit card or bank account information) ...
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CIRI News

CIRI Debuts Shareholder Portal

Qenek is a Dena’ina Athabascan word that means “news” or “information.” CIRI’s shareholder portal, aptly named Qenek, is a free online resource that provides shareholders ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Long-Serving CIRI Board Member Jerry Brown Passes Away at 82

Long-serving CIRI Director and CIRI Elders’ Settlement Trust trustee Gerald “Jerry” Grant Brown passed away July 30 at home in Everett, Wash., surrounded by his ...
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Business News

Eklutna’s Annual Meeting Returns to the Fireweed Business Center

Cutting-edge technology, spatial comfort and streamlined design – for the second straight year, Eklutna Inc. chose CIRI’s Fireweed Business Center as the location of its ...
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Shareholder News

Controlling Invasive Species in Beluga, Alaska

The auburn-colored flowers with the long, slender stem may look innocent enough, but orange hawkweed are an invasive (not native to Alaska), quick-spreading plant that ...
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CIRI News

CIRI Summer Interns Embrace the Present, Plan for the Future

Insight into CIRI’s culture and businesses, development and mentorship opportunities, professional networking and resume building – CIRI’s summer interns took full advantage of the myriad ...
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Save The Date

Save the Date: 2016 Annual AFN Convention

50 Years: Reflect, Refresh, Renew October 20 thru October 22, 2016 Carlson Center, Fairbanks, Alaska
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Koahnic, KNBA to Broadcast 2016 AFN Live

Once again, KNBA will provide live coverage of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention proceedings, Oct. 20-22, broadcasting from the Carlson Center in Fairbanks ...
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CIRI News

North Wind Tackles Cleanup in Idaho’s Silver Valley

Due to its earlier success in aiding mine remediation efforts in Idaho’s Silver Valley, CIRI subsidiary North Wind Construction Services (NWCS) was recently awarded two ...
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Culture Camp Teaches Youth About Mat-Su Valley’s First People

Honoring the profound significance of salmon to both the lifestyle and spirituality of Alaska Native cultures, Knik Tribal Council’s (KTC) annual summer culture camp treated ...
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Shareholder Participation Committee Update

CIRI welcomes new Shareholder Participation Committee (SPC) members.
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CIRI Turns Former Headquarters into Money Maker

Prior to CIRI’s 2015 move to its new home, the Fireweed Business Center, it was headquartered at 2525 C Street in Anchorage.
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Shareholder News

Crime Reform Bill Signed into Law

A bill that reinvests $99 million into crime reduction programs was signed into law July 11 by Alaska Gov. Bill Walker. Nonpartisan Senate Bill 91 ...
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Your Vote Counts!

You have the power to shape our future, but only if you vote!
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Descendant Spotlight: Rosemary Berg

Originally from Point Hope, Rosemary Berg isn’t your typical beauty pageant contestant – and that suits her just fine. Initially, the half Inupiaq, half African-American ...
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Download The Newest Episode Of Ciriosity, “Today’s Descendant’s, Tomorrow’s Shareholders”

The latest episode of the CIRIosity podcast is available at ciri.com/ciriosity. Or you can subscribe to iTunes, and new episodes will download automatically to your ...
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Moose Mamas Aims To Increase Moose Population On CIRI Land

"I feel like I was born for this,” Dana DeBernardi says as she hikes up to the fenced enclosure that houses six moose calves. The ...
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CIRI Golf Classic Benefits Local Charities

Despite the rain, 148 participants turned out for CIRI’s 33rd Golf Classic, held Friday, Aug. 5 at the Moose Run Golf Course in Anchorage.
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Olive Blumenstein

An uprooted childhood, a Navy career fueled by wanderlust, family lost and found – Olive Blumenstein’s life reads like the most incredible fiction.
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CIRI News

Save the Date: Unity in Community Voter Picnic

Join the Alaska Federation of Natives and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for a picnic to celebrate summer and get energized for ...
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Shareholder News

Winners’ Circle – Second Quarter 2016

To increase participation in certain programs, CIRI holds periodic prize drawings from the names of those enrolled who meet certain criteria and have a current ...
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CIRI News

Download the Newest Episode of CIRIosity: ‘A Dip of Cool, a Sip of Swagger’

The latest episode of the CIRIosity podcast is available at ciri.com/ciriosity. Or you can subscribe to iTunes, and new episodes will download automatically to your ...
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Every Vote Counts!

Alaskans can now register to vote online in both the 2016 Primary Election (Tuesday, Aug. 16) and the 2016 General Election (Tuesday, Nov. 8). Eligible ...
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Follow CIRI on Instagram!

Find us @OurCIRI
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Storme Webber

In many ways, CIRI shareholder Storme Webber defies categorization. A mixed-race woman of Aleut, African-American and Choctaw descent, she is a poet, playwright, educator and ...
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CIRI News

2016 Board Election Results

Preliminary results indicate that CIRI shareholders elected five individuals to the CIRI Board of Directors at the company’s 2016 Annual Meeting June 4 in Puyallup, ...
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In the Community

CIRI Honors Muldoon Elementary Staff with Appreciation Week

In appreciation of their efforts, CIRI honored the 60-member Muldoon Elementary staff with an Appreciation Week, held May 2-6 at the school. Each day, staff ...
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Nonprofit News

Alaska Native Heritage Center 2016 Summer Schedule

ANHC, a CIRI-founded nonprofit organization, showcases Alaska Native cultures and serves to educate visitors about the history and traditions of Alaska Native people.
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Shareholder News

Question: Did CIRI Sell Its Old Office Building?

Answer: No. Before CIRI’s 2015 move into its new home, the Fireweed Business Center, it was headquartered at 2525 C Street in Anchorage.
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Birth Announcement

Birth Announcement

CIRI shareholder Debbie J. Standifer is pleased to announce the recent births of four grandchildren.
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Graduate Announcement

Graduation Announcement

Congratulations to CIRI shareholder Alanna Goins on her graduation from Ninilchik School, a K-12 school in Ninilchik, Alaska.
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Shareholder News

2016 Annual Meeting Prize Winners

The 2016 Annual Meeting of CIRI Shareholders included cash prize drawings for shareholders who submitted a valid proxy by the proxy deadline (May 26) for ...
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2016 Early Bird Prize Drawings

To ensure a quorum is achieved for the Annual Meeting, the Early Bird Prize Drawings seek to reward shareholders who submit a valid proxy for ...
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CIRI News

CIRI invests alongside Doyon in Nenana basin oil and gas exploration

Doyon, Limited (Doyon) and Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), both Alaska Native Regional corporations, announce CIRI’s investment alongside Doyon in the current oil and gas ...
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CIRI Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The 43rd Annual Meeting of CIRI Shareholder took place Saturday, June 4, in Puyallup, Wash. The preliminary results of the election for CIRI Directors indicate ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Sabrina Walker

The first time she ran the 16-mile Lost Lake Run, CIRI shareholder Sabrina Walker (Tlingit) was greeted by a face at each half-mile marker. The ...
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Shopping for Alaska Native Artwork?

CIRI’s new Alaska Native Artist Directory provides an online space for shareholder and descendant artists to connect free of charge with potential customers, including other ...
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Info Meetings: Anchorage and Seattle

Spring is the season for CIRI Information Meetings. The Anchorage meeting was held April 23 at the CIRI’s Fireweed Business Center. The Northwest meeting took ...
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In Memory

In Memory, May 2016

View the obituaries of shareholders who have recently passed away.
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Shareholder News

Coming Soon: Qenek Shareholder Portal

CIRI is in the final testing phase for a new shareholder portal with plans to go live in the next couple of months. Qenek (a ...
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North Wind Group Scores Large, Multi-Year Contracts

CIRI subsidiary North Wind Group – which oversees several companies primarily focused on environmental, engineering, construction and technical consulting – notched a pair of impressive ...
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Business News

Guide to the 2015 Annual Report

Understanding CIRI’s financial statements CIRI recently released its 2015 Annual Report. This document summarizes the company’s performance last year and contains information that shareholders and ...
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CIRI Involved in Supreme Court Case

“It seems to me the Park Service doesn’t have jurisdiction.” Those were the last words Justice Antonin Scalia spoke from the bench of the U.S. ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

CIRI’s Oldest Living Shareholder Turning 100

“It’s not your nationality that counts as much as it is your character and your personality.” These were a teacher’s words of wisdom to CIRI ...
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CIRI News

2016 Shareholder, Elder and Youth Award Nominations

Nomination Deadline: June 10, 2016 CIRI is currently accepting nominations for the 2016 Shareholder of the Year, Elder of the Year and Youth Recognition awards ...
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CIRI News

Save the Date: Information Meetings and Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Meeting attendance is limited to CIRI shareholders and their immediate family members (i.e., spouse, children) and/or stock custodians. Shareholders must check in with their guest ...
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Other Important CIRI Dates, 2nd Quarter 2016

May 30: Memorial Day holiday: CIRI offices closed May 31: Address change and direct deposit deadline for the second quarter Elders’ Settlement Trust distribution [...]
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2016 Annual Meeting Prizes

Vote Early and Win! To encourage early submission of proxies, CIRI has added $14,000 in new Early Bird prizes! If you own voting shares, you ...
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CIRI News

2016 Kenai Information Meeting

Nearly 200 CIRI shareholders and their families came together for the Spring Information Meeting April 16 in Kenai. Attendees enjoyed a nice lunch, heard a ...
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In Memory

In Memory, April 2016

View the obituaries of shareholders who have recently passed away.
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CIRI News

Day 001: Voices of Recovery

Produced by 90.3 fm KNBA, a Koahnic Broadcast Station, “Day 001: Voices of Recovery” celebrates the true stories of Alaskans overcoming alcohol addiction. Each mini ...
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CIRI News

With Sincere Appreciation

Neshech’ Kahtnuht’ana: “A story feather created to implement productive communication and discover resolution. Whomever holds this feather, may speak, while others listen. Remember to pass ...
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Shareholder News

Missing Shareholders, March 2016

The following CIRI shareholders do not have a current mailing address on record.
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Nikki Graham

CIRI shareholder Nikki Graham hadn’t even been to her first meeting of the Alaska Native Professional Association (ANPA) when one of the organization’s directors encouraged ...
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Career Opportunity

2016 Summer Internship Application Deadline: April 22

CIRI is now accepting applications for its Summer Internship program. Intern positions within CIRI include Corporate Communications, Real Estate, Land and Resources, Shareholder Programs and ...
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CIRI News

Veterans Museum Honors Late CIRI Shareholder

When you learn about the life and times of CIRI shareholder Percy Blatchford, you can’t help but be impressed. A collection honoring Blatchford’s 30- ...
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Shareholder News

Important CIRI Dates, 1st Quarter 2016

March 11: First quarter Elders’ Settlement Trust distribution March 14: Deadline to sign up for direct deposit for the first quarter dividend and resource revenue ...
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2016 CIRI Dividend Update

CIRI’s dividend policy states that the total dividend payment to shareholders in any given year is equal to 3.50 percent of total shareholders’ equity, calculated ...
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2015 CIRI Shareholder Tax Information

CIRI mailed IRS 1099 forms to all shareholders for the 2015 tax year on February 1, 2016. Please note that you may receive more than ...
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Shareholder News

Accepting Recreational Use Permit Applications Farewell Area

Application Deadline: March 31 Once again, recreational use permits will be issued for access to portions of the Farewell area for sheep hunting purposes in ...
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CIRI News

Fire Island Wind Lauded for Best-In-Industry Performance

When CIRI initially launched its Fire Island Wind project, there was concern about whether the company would be able to bring the project to fruition ...
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Shareholder News

Koahnic Broadcast Corporation Alaska Native Annual Art Auction

Koahnic Broadcast Corporation held its 21st Annual Alaska Native Art Auction on Feb. 18. This annual fundraising event and celebration of Alaska Native culture features ...
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Shareholder News

PFD Application Deadline March 31

As a reminder, Alaskans completing their PFD applications can support one or more nonprofit organizations through Pick.Click.Give, which provides a searchable list of eligible organizations, ...
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Shareholder News

PFD Voter Campaign Delivers

The PFD Voter Registration ballot initiative group announced it had collected more than 42,000 signatures in an effort to get the measure on the Alaska ...
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Shareholder News

GED @ CITC

Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) offers a General Education Diploma (GED) program to assist participants with obtaining a GED diploma. The program provides GED classes ...
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Shareholder News

Opportunities Abound: 2016 Take the Next Generation to Work

CIRI hosted its second annual Take the Next Generation to Work Day on January 18, when ten CIRI shareholders and confirmed descendants ranging in age ...
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Shareholder News

Opportunities Abound: CIRI Job and Resource Fair

With more than 135 attendees and 26 vendors, CIRI’s fourth annual Job and Resource Fair was held on January 29 at the Fireweed Business Center. ...
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Be an Attendance Champion!

CIRI places a high value on youth. We want youth to succeed, and to do that, we know they need to get to class, and ...
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Shareholder News

Congratulations to the Youth Educational Incentive Winners

Five CIRI youth win the second CIRI Youth Education Incentive awards.
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Shareholder News

Missing Shareholders, February 2016

The following CIRI shareholders do not have a current mailing address on record.
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CIRI News

CIRI Executive Helps Lead Push to Reform Alaska Criminal Justice System

When a special commission released its list of recommendations to reform Alaska’s criminal justice system, it was CIRI shareholder and executive Greg Razo who stood ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Michael Clark Sr.

Michael Clark Sr. has a reputation. When he goes to art shows, the other artists know him as the ATM killer – the guy who ...
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CIRI News

CIRI Champions Color of Justice

Deadline to apply: 5 p.m. (AKST) Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 Ever thought of becoming a lawyer? Arguing a big case? Fighting for civil rights? Helping ...
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Shareholder News

Missing Shareholders, January 2016

The following CIRI shareholders do not have a current mailing address on record.
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Shareholder News

Thank You for Making the 2015 AFN Convention Possible!

Thank you to AFN's sponsors and we look forward to seeing you for AFN’s 50th Anniversary Convention in Fairbanks next year!
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Shareholder Spotlight: Charles Peter Toloff

You see a lot over the course of 94 years. But as CIRI’s oldest original shareholder can tell you, some things stay the same, too.
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Opportunity Knocks

2016 Board Election

The CIRI Nominating Committee seeks CIRI shareholders interested in nomination to the 2016 CIRI Board of Directors’ candidate slate.
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Shareholder News

Missing Shareholders, December 2015

The following CIRI shareholders do not have a current mailing address on record.
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Shareholder News

The Art of the Sale

For the second year in a row, Alaska Native artists and crafters sold their handmade wares at CIRI’s Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar, held on Friday, ...
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Shareholder News

Tikahtnu Forum Held

The Tikahtnu Forum gathered for its quarterly meeting on Monday, Nov. 30, at CIRI’s Fireweed Business Center.
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CIRI News

Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight: Cy Two Elk

“The idea behind this was to create a business where we could control our own schedules and keep our family close together,” says CIRI descendant ...
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Missing Shareholders, November 2015

CIRI has received returned mail for the following shareholders.
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Shareholder News

2015 Fall Friendship Potlatches

Photos from the 2015 CIRI and TCF Fall Friendship Potlatches.
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Award Announcement

Youth Art Contest Winners

This year's winning art contest entries.
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Allison Knox

Growing up, CIRI shareholder Allison Knox says her parents were always encouraging her to explore, travel and be open to learning new things. In high ...
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Shareholder News

Missing Shareholders, October 2015

CIRI has received returned mail for the following shareholders.
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: John Warren Jr.

In 2008, a study revealed that sanitation was a serious issue in Kivalina. CIRI shareholder John Warren Jr. was moved to do something about the ...
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Opportunity Knocks

New directory to connect artists with buyers

After the success of last year’s inaugural Holiday Craft Bazaar, CIRI shareholder and employee Carolyn Bickley wondered if there was another way she could help ...
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CIRI News

CIRI’s Next Generation: Haiku Challenge

CIRI shareholders and confirmed, registered CIRI descendants who are 10-17 years of age, and have permission from the parent or guardian, are invited to write ...
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Shareholder News

A Village Visit: Seldovia

Throughout 2015, this newsletter will showcase a series of profiles on the seven ANCSA-certified villages in the Cook Inlet region. We’ll take a look at ...
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Opportunity Knocks

Reminder: Youth deadlines approaching

Don't miss your opportunity to enter the CIRI youth art contest or to apply to be a CIRI youth representative!
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Local perspective

“I’ve been all over Alaska, but this is my home,” says 82-year-old CIRI shareholder Joseph Carlough Sr. of Seldovia.
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Tyonek’s community garden

Getting food from Anchorage is a problem nearly everyone in Tyonek faces — which is part of the reason why, in 2008, the village made ...
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CIRI News

CATC discounts for shareholders

CIRI Alaska Tourism provides discounts to CIRI shareholders and their immediate family.
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In Touch with Shareholders

Art installation

CIRI shareholder Rebecca Lyon was invited to design and install a piece of artwork along Anchorage’s Tony Knowles Coastal Trail by the nonprofit Alaskans for ...
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Achievement Announcement

Perfect attendance

Congratulations to CIRI shareholder Leona Rose Riley, her daughter, CIRI descendant Judah Riley-Chute, and her son, Michael An, on their recent achievements.
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Shareholder News

Guide to the 2014 Annual Report

CIRI recently released its 2014 Annual Report. This document summarizes the company’s performance last year and contains information that shareholders and interested readers can use ...
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Award Announcement

Youth educational incentives introduced

CIRI is implementing new incentives to encourage young CIRI shareholders and descendants to attend and excel at school: $100 cash prize drawings for students who ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Albert Harrison and Lisa Wade

Every Thursday, between 20 and 75 people gather for the weekly Elders’ Lunch in Chickaloon—an opportunity for folks in the community to catch up, connect ...
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Shareholder News

A Village Visit: Eklutna

Throughout 2015, this newsletter will showcase a series of profiles on the seven ANCSA-certified villages in the Cook Inlet region. We’ll take a look at ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Debbie Fullenwider

“I haven’t retired. I keep hearing that rumor, but I never said I was retiring,” insists Debbie Fullenwider. Since 1973, she’s served in a variety ...
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Shareholder News

Sign up for eNewsletter

The winner of the fourth quarter eNewsletter drawing for a Kindle Fire HD was CIRI shareholder Janie Leask of Homer, Alaska.
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Shareholder News

Stock Will prize winner

The winner of the February 2015 $200 Stock Will Participation Prize was Marcella L. Henrie.
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CIRI News

North Wind opens new offices

CIRI subsidiary North Wind, whose headquarters is located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, opened new offices in Las Vegas, Nev., and Aiken, S.C. The Las Vegas ...
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CIRI News

CIRI youth explore future careers

A group of forward-thinking young CIRI descendants got a peek at potential future careers when they participated in the first-ever Take the Next Generation to ...
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CIRI News

Connecting people with opportunity

Though chilly temperatures kept some folks at home, about 100 job-seekers still came out for CIRI’s third annual Shareholder Job and Resource Fair on Jan. ...
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CIRI News

New prize drawing for confirmed descendants

In an effort to encourage descendants to keep their information updated, beginning in 2015, quarterly prize drawings for a Fitbit will be conducted from the ...
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Shareholder News

Stock Will incentives continue in 2015

Along with the $200 monthly prize drawings, special incentives will continue in 2015 with quarterly drawings for an Apple iPad. Drawings will be conducted for ...
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Shareholder News

2014 CIRI shareholder tax information

CIRI mailed IRS 1099 forms to all shareholders for the 2014 tax year on January 29, 2015. You may receive more than one type of ...
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CIRI News

Affordable Care Act update

IRS Tax Form 8965, “Health Coverage Exemptions,” is now available. Alaska Native and American Indian people can use this form to apply for the Indian ...
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CIRI News

ANELP grows tomorrow’s leaders today

A graduate of the first cohort of students from the Alaska Native Executive Leadership Program (ANELP), CIRI employee Rhonda Oliver recently found herself back in ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Hallie Bissett

“I literally worked from the ground up to get on the CIRI board,” says Hallie Bissett, CIRI shareholder and member of CIRI’s Board of Directors. ...
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Birth Announcement

Birth announcement: Scarlett Addison Locklear

CIRI descendant Amariah Faith Rude Locklear and Stephen Locklear are happy to announce the birth of daughter Scarlett Addison Locklear. She was born on Oct. ...
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Shareholder News

Graduate announcement: Da’Hmir Lamarr Hale

CIRI descendant Da’Hmir Lamarr Hale graduated with an Associate in Arts degree in Social Science and an Associate in Arts degree in Social and Behavioral ...
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Shareholder News

Engagement announcement: Geraldine Mayer

CIRI shareholder Geraldine Mayer was engaged to Joseph Amarok on Oct. 18, 2014. Mayer and Amarok are pictured here with Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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Opportunity Knocks

CIRI Nominating Committee seeks applicants for 2015 board slate

The CIRI Nominating Committee seeks CIRI shareholders interested in nomination to the 2015 CIRI Board of Directors’ candidate slate. To be considered, all Board slate ...
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Career Opportunity

Reminder to apply by Jan. 9

Hey, kids: Don’t forget to apply! CIRI is hosting its first Take the Next Generation to Work Day, a new program dedicated to helping young ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Arlen Fisk

Building from adrenaline: CIRI shareholder Arlen Fisk (Aleut) isn’t afraid to work hard. December 2013 found him staying late in the labs at the University ...
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CIRI News

Alaska Native and American Indian Affordable Care Act Exemption

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), every American must have health care coverage, but there are special exemptions that exist for Alaska Native and American ...
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Shareholder News

CIRI employment and the marijuana initiative

In the recent election held Nov. 4, Alaska voters passed a ballot measure that will legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Alaska. CIRI wants ...
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CIRI News

Looking for a job?

Mark your calendars: the third annual CIRI Shareholder Job and Resource Fair will be held Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...
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Shareholder News

2014 Bazaar showcases shareholder arts and crafts

This December, 37 CIRI shareholder and descendant artists showcased their handmade Alaska Native arts and crafts at the first annual CIRI Holiday Craft Bazaar. The ...
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Shareholder News

Surprise bounty for Tyonek

[lightbox link=”https://www.ciri.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Tyonek-whale-harvest-crew.jpg” thumb=”https://www.ciri.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Tyonek-whale-harvest-crew-300×279.jpg” width=”300″ align=”left” title=”Tyonek whale harvest crew” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=”The crew of Tyonek shareholders that helped harvest the beluga whale at Bird Creek. Courtesy ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Elaine Stefanowicz

1982: “The world was not as accessible then,” says CIRI shareholder Elaine Stefanowicz (Iñupiaq) of Tacoma, Washington.
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Shareholder News

2014 Friendship Potlatches

With sincere appreciation Thank you to the following donors for helping to make the 2014 CIRI and The CIRI Foundation Friendship Potlatches possible: Alaska Native Heritage Center ...
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Shareholder News

Shareholder estate settlement

When CIRI shareholders pass away, locating their family members is often a difficult task and it may delay settlement of the deceased shareholder’s stock estate. ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Caitlin Stewman

At 14, few people have the presence of mind or emotional maturity to handle the pressures of a professional job. Most are too busy with ...
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CIRI News

CIRI embarks on more robust descendant registry

Descendant identification cards to be issued Even before they receive shares of stock, CIRI encourages descendants to become more involved in their corporation and learn ...
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CIRI News

Save the date: CIRI, TCF Friendship Potlatches

It’s that time of year again! CIRI and The CIRI Foundation’s annual Friendship Potlatches are just around the corner, so mark your calendars.
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CIRI News

Work it: Fireweed Business Center provides shareholder job opportunities

[smart-grid captions_color=”#666″ font_color=”#666″ lightbox=”magnific-popup” title=”false”] When CIRI shareholder Anthony Chudocken rides the elevator to the top of the work-in-progress that is the Fireweed Business Center, ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Gretchen Sagan

Imagine a seal slicing through frigid water, climbing through fathoms toward a hole in the ice. Just before he breaks the surface to take a ...
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Shareholder News

Missing shareholders, September 2014

When CIRI mail is returned as undeliverable, the CIRI records are placed on hold and any distributions are held pending receipt of a valid address. ...
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In Touch with Shareholders

Wedding announcement, July 2014

[lightbox link=”https://www.ciri.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dorothy-Bismark-e1411768632876.jpg” thumb=”https://www.ciri.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dorothy-Bismark-e1411768632876-224×300.jpg” width=”224″ align=”left” title=”Dorothy and Ben Peters” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=”Dorothy and Ben Peters”]CIRI shareholder Dorothy C. Bismark and Joseph “Ben” Peters were married ...
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CIRI News

Telephone survey and focus groups

This fall, CIRI will launch a telephone survey and host several focus groups, each of which will be conducted by Craciun Research Group, Inc. This ...
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Shareholder News

Follow us – and have a chance to win!

You’ve probably already liked CIRI on Facebook, but did you know you can follow CIRI on Twitter, too? Follow @CIRI today for a chance to ...
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Did You Know?

Share your announcement in the newsletter

Shareholders and descendants may submit an announcement or achievement for consideration to include in the newsletter by dropping it off to the CIRI reception desk ...
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Shareholder News

Stock Will Prize winner, August 2014

[lightbox link=”https://www.ciri.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ipad-mini.jpg” thumb=”https://www.ciri.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ipad-mini-234×300.jpg” width=”234″ align=”left” title=”ipad mini” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=””]The winner of the Aug. 2014 $200 Stock Will Participation Prize is Jennifer Lee Stephan. Shareholders ...
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Shareholder News

Koahnic, KNBA to broadcast AFN live

[smart-grid captions_color=”#666″ font_color=”#666″ font_size=”12px” font_weight=”100″ lightbox=”magnific-popup” title=”false”] CIRI shareholder selected as co-keynote speaker [lightbox link=”https://www.ciri.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Joaqlin-Estus.jpg” thumb=”https://www.ciri.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Joaqlin-Estus-300×225.jpg” width=”300″ align=”left” title=”KNBA News Director Joaqlin Estus.” frame=”true” icon=”image” ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Rochelle Hellmann

“I’m one of those people who isn’t great at interviewing,” CIRI shareholder and descendant Rochelle Hellman, of Anchorage, admits when she sits down to talk ...
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Shareholder News

Stock Will Prize winner, July 2014

The winner of the July 2014 $200 Stock Will Participation Prize is Lois Irene Boyle. Shareholders will have two more opportunities to win an Apple ...
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Shareholder News

Missing shareholders, August 2014

The following CIRI shareholders do not have a current mailing address on record. When CIRI mail is returned as undeliverable, the CIRI records are placed ...
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CIRI News

Ranger station in Talkeetna renamed to honor Alaska Native climber

CIRI shareholder and employee Johanna Harper doesn’t like the spotlight. “I like to be the worker in the back, helping to keep things going – ...
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