CIRI descendant Eric Daniel Hessler graduated with honors from Somerville High School, in Somerville, Texas. In high school, he received the National Fine Arts Award and was recognized as most valuable tennis player. Hessler is enrolled at Texas State Technical College, where he is a scholarship recipient. He is the son of James Hessler and CIRI shareholder Peggy Hessler.
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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