The CIRI Foundation

10/07/2026

Join us for the 2026 Anchorage Friendship Potlatch, a celebration of culture, community, family, food and time-honored traditions!

📅 Saturday, Oct. 17
📍 ChangePoint Church

Schedule of Events:
10:00 a.m. Registration opens
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Program begins

Please RSVP by Oct. 9: https://www.ciri.com/potlatch/

10/06/2026

The Della Keats Student Learning Community is kicking off a new series on Friday, October 9th! They're hosting a monthly hybrid Storytelling Series that highlights Indigenous experiences and resilience. The first Storyteller will be UAA Assistant Professor, Jessica Ross.

This event is hybrid, and can be attended in-person or on Zoom. Please register at tinyurl.com/2026-dk-slc-jross. Comment "attend" to have the link sent to you.

If you would like to be a future Storyteller, please complete the interest form: tinyurl.com/2026-dk-slc-storyteller. Comment "storyteller" to have the link sent to you.

Email [email protected] with any questions.

10/06/2026

Did you know that federal student aid can include more than just loans? When you complete the FAFSA® form, you may be able to access grants and work-study opportunities, too.

Most students can complete the FAFSA form and access their results in just 15 minutes!
Fill out your form today at fafsa.gov

10/06/2026

Graduate students—your next big opportunity is here! 🎓✨ Cobell Fellowship applications are now open. Take the next step in your academic journey and join a community dedicated to Indigenous excellence. Apply today and invest in your future!

10/06/2026

𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 & 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: Anchorage Midtown Job Center announces a Virtual Lunch & Learn about the construction industry!
Join us for a Lunch & Learn to explore the many paths available in the construction industry — truck drivers, heavy equipment operators, laborers, carpenters, welders, plumbers and more.

WHEN: Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026
Event link: b6815d37-64dc-4b41-8b6b-20075f2be76a@20030bf6-7ad9-42f7-9273-59ea83fcfa38?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/b6815d37-64dc-4b41-8b6b-20075f2be76a@20030bf6-7ad9-42f7-9273-59ea83fcfa38?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog
For more information: Trish Zugg, [email protected]

Watch the video from last month's Lunch & Learn: https://www.jobs.alaska.gov/career-readiness.html

For this and other job opportunities, visit https://jobs.alaska.gov/jobfairs/index.html

10/06/2026

⚠️𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!⚠️

Applications are now open for the Native Nation Institute’s Tribal Professionals Cohort (TPC)!

If you are a Tribal professional, community leader, or emerging Native leader looking to strengthen your leadership skills, expand your professional network, and create positive change in your community…then this is the cohort for you!

The NNI TPC is a year-long professional development program designed to equip Native leaders with the knowledge, tools and networks needed for Native Nation Building.

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹:
- Explore the five principles of Native Nation Building
- Build connections with Tribal professionals from across Indian Country
- Participate in courses, seminars and professional development opportunities
- Strengthen leadership and networking skills
- Develop tools to help address challenges in their communities

The program is open to U.S. citizens of any U.S. Native nation (federally or state-recognized), with Tribal government practitioners and community leaders especially encouraged to apply.

📅 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

🔗Apply now at the link below and take the next step in your leadership journey!

https://nni.arizona.edu/our-work/tribal-direct-services/cohort-programs/tribal-professionals-cohort

10/06/2026

You are invited to join Southcentral Foundation for this year’s Domestic Violence Awareness and Action Month Observance and Walk on Oct. 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Take steps to end abuse — meet at 11:30 a.m. in the Yagheli Shesh Qenq’a Anchorage Native Primary Care Center lobby. Learn about efforts to prevent domestic violence and what you can do to support healing in this generation.

• Experience the strength of our cultures to heal with an invitational closing cultural ceremony.

Refreshments will be provided. Please wear purple to show your support.

For more information, contact Southcentral Foundation Family Wellness Warriors at 907-729-5440 or email [email protected].

If you are experiencing domestic violence and need immediate help, please contact the 24-hour Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis hotline at 907-272-0100 or contact StrongHeart Native Helpline at 1 844-762-8483.

10/06/2026

For our first of Manufacturing Month, let's take a visit to Columbia Gorge Community College to meet Miller, one of our studying Advanced Manufacturing & Fabrication.

Learning has always been a way of building for Miller. From crafting a song, shaping metal, or turning an idea into something tangible. This passion led him to CGCC, where he's found the perfect blend of creativity, precision, and problem-solving.

"I want to accumulate skill, knowledge, and intelligence to create something out of nothing.”

After graduation, Miller hopes to work in a fabrication shop, where every project has the opportunity to be something new and allows him to wear many hats. And thanks in part to a grant from the Metallica Scholars Initiative, Miller is well on his way to doing just that!

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

Coming this Friday! Everyone is welcome. Come to look or come to buy!