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Cook Inlet Region, Inc. was incorporated in Alaska on June 8, 1972. [1] Headquartered in Anchorage , Alaska , CIRI is a for-profit corporation, and is owned by more than 7,300 Alaska Native shareholders of Athabascan and Southeast Indian, Inupiat, Yup’ik, Alutiiq and Aleut descent.
Federal Register, Volume 47, Number 227 dated November 24, 1982 (47 FR 53133) – First time listing that includes native entities within the state of Alaska Federal Register, Volume 44, Number 26 dated February 6, 1979 (44 FR 7235 ) – First listing of Indian tribal entities within the contiguous 48 states
The Act lays out the specifics of the corporations' status. Here is an excerpt of the relevant portion: [5] 43 U.S.C. § 1606 (a) Division of Alaska into twelve geographic regions; common heritage and common interest of region; area of region commensurate with operations of Native association; boundary disputes, arbitration.
Cook Inlet Region, Inc., a corporation created under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, was instrumental in developing KBC. [4] KBC was founded in 1996 and is located in Anchorage, Alaska, with a satellite office in Albuquerque, N.M. [2] The word "koahnic" is of Athabascan origin and was chosen for the name of the corporation due to its meaning "live air."
Newhalen Tribal Council (Dena’Ina name: Nughilen - "Newhalen River Village" or Nughiltnu - "flows-down river, i.e. Newhalen River", Central Alaskan Yup'ik name: Nuuriileng, historic bands: Nilavena/Nilan Vena Ht’ana - "People at islands lake, i.e. Lake Iliamna"), as Newhalen Village also part of the Alaska Peninsula Corporation [24] (Yup ...
Previously, researchers said the shallow waters of Upper Cook Inlet would work to diminish the power of a tsunami wave. The findings from the study by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the ...
Southcentral Foundation (SCF) is an Alaska Native healthcare organization established by Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) in 1982. Its objective is to improve the health and social conditions of Alaska Native and American Indian people by promoting cultural values and empowering individuals and families to lead healthier lives.
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