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Tribe Newsroom

Updates, media releases, featured community stories, quarterly magazines, and annual report archives.

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May 19, 2026 / General News

LIHEAP Virtual Public Meeting

May 19, 2026 The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is seeking public comment on its Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Community Services Block Grant. Filed Unde...

May 5, 2026 / General News

Educators Wanted!

May 5, 2026 The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is home to a thriving and growing Education program. We provide services for learners from birth through adulthood. We are...

Jan 28, 2026 / General News

One Big Happy Family

January 28, 2026 Other athletes cheer as junior boys accept awards. Kahtnuht’ana Hey Chi’ula Native Youth Olympics Invitational Results You don’t need a medal t...

Feb 7, 2025 / General News

Games with friends

February 6, 2025 Results PDF Participants in the friendship cloth ceremony took home a piece of the cloth as a remembrance of the event. Teams and competitors c...

Oct 10, 2024 / General News

Re-Vote Information Announced

October 9, 2024 The following letter has been mailed to eligible voters. View Re-vote Letter Filed Under: Annual Meeting 2024 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...

Sep 9, 2024 / General News

Candidacy Withdrawal Notice

September 9, 2024 2024.09.06 Candidacy Withdrawal Notice Filed Under: Annual Meeting 2024 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...

Aug 22, 2024 / General News

Choosing their path

August 22, 2024 Peighton Curran talks with other students at the Tinitun College and Career Readiness Center. “Tinitun” is a Dena’ina word meaning “path.” At th...

Jul 30, 2024 / General News

Member Award Nominations Open

July 30, 2024 Nominations are being accepted for the Kenaitze Tribal Member of the Year Awards. Tribal Members, excluding current Tribal Council Members, may be...

Dec 28, 2023 / General News

A Legacy of Song

December 28, 2023 Josie Jones, a Kenaitze Tribal Member, has nearly completed a song book of Kenaitze music. (Photo by ) From a young age, Josie Jones was insti...

Nov 1, 2023 / General News

Thrive forever

November 1, 2023 Sandy K Wilson is proud to display the three-volcano design. If you stand on the second-floor track and look down at the Gathering Space at the...

Oct 11, 2023 / General News

2023 Highlight Video

October 11, 2023 Here’s a video with highlights from the past year displayed during the 2023 Annual General Membership Meeting on Oct. 7, 2023. Filed Under: Ann...

Oct 11, 2023 / General News

2023 Highlight Video

October 11, 2023 Here’s a video with highlights from the past year displayed during the 2023 Annual General Membership Meeting on Oct. 7, 2023. Filed Under: Sto...

Sep 29, 2023 / General News

Finding healing

September 29, 2023 Karen Truelove, a Traditional Healer at the Dena’ina Wellness Center, leads a healing circle at Tyotkas Elder Center for boarding school surv...

Sep 13, 2023 / General News

Successes big and small

September 13, 2023 Amanda Stroman, the Tribe’s TERO Pool Coordinator, helps Jordan Rodgers with a scholarship application in Kenaitze’s TERO office. The Kenaitz...

Jun 29, 2023 / General News

Election information announced

June 29, 2023 The following letter has been mailed to Tribal Members: Dear Tribal Member, The purpose of this letter is to introduce the Election Board and prov...

Apr 21, 2023 / General News

Let's Go To The Hop!

April 21, 2023 Join us on May 6 as we take a drive down memory lane for a 1950’s Sock Hop Fundraiser to benefit the Tribe’s Elder Emergency Fund. The event kick...

Dec 28, 2022 / General News

From Brown Bear to Seawolf

December 27, 2022 Kenaitze Tribal Member Caleb Huffman controls the puck during his last game with the Kenai River Brown Bears in December. Huffman now skates f...

Nov 10, 2022 / General News

Public meeting announced

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Sep 20, 2022 / General News

Join us for dinner and a show!

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Jun 22, 2022 / General News

Healing where there was hurt

June 22, 2022 Benjamin Jacuk was surprised to be nominated for the 2022 Alaska Young Professional of the Year award, and even more surprised when he was announc...

Feb 25, 2022 / General News

Opioid settlement announced

February 25, 2022 Alaska Native and American Indian tribes have reached a settlement with a drug manufacturer and the country’s three largest distributors over ...

Nov 18, 2021 / General News

Honoring our past

November 17, 2021 Members of the Tribe’s Facilities and Maintenance crew guide a tour for Tribal leaders through the Russian Orthodox Cemetery in September. Fro...

Oct 19, 2021 / General News

Election Results Announced

October 19, 2021 In results announced during the Oct. 2 Annual General Membership meeting, Tribal Members elected three incumbents and one newcomer to four seat...

Oct 19, 2021 / General News

Sovereign Nation

October 19, 2021 “We, a group of Kenaitze Indians residing principally within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; in the State of Alaska, having a common bond of assoc...

Apr 14, 2021 / General News

Growing while it's snowing

April 14, 2021 Greenhouse Coordinator Jeff Swan tends to the plants in the Tribe’s Ch’k’denłyah yuyeh greenhouse. While the snow has been piling up this winter,...

Mar 26, 2021 / General News

Rental Assistance Available

March 25, 2021 The Kenaitze/Salamatof Tribally Designated Housing Entity has a program for qualified Alaska Native and American Indians, who have disproportiona...

Jul 13, 2020 / General News

Tribal Fishery Update

July 13, 2020 The Tribal Council continues to monitor and address the status of the educational fishery in response to the ever-changing number of positive COVI...

Apr 25, 2020 / General News

Tribal Fishery Update

April 24, 2020 Tribal Members may begin scheduling the net for the Educational Fishery on April 20th for the entire season. In order to meet the COVID-19 mandat...

Mar 30, 2020 / General News

Covid-19 Update: March 30

March 30, 2020 Dena’ina Wellness Center (DWC) was notified on Saturday, March 28th, by the Alaska State Public Health Laboratory of its first positive case of C...

Dec 3, 2019 / General News

New jobs available!

December 2, 2019 Here’s an exciting opportunity for job seekers: We are expanding our Behavioral Health department’s youth services to additional schools and ne...

Nov 15, 2019 / General News

So much more positive now

November 15, 2019 Sandra Simons hugs her mom during the celebration. Kandy Dushkin has overcome many challenges in her life. She can add quitting a 40-year habi...

May 23, 2019 / General News

Learning starts in the home

May 23, 2019 Sandi Semaken laughs as Abby Hanna and Vicky Glick of the Tribe’s Early Head Start program help her son Samuel paint during a home visit. Samuel Se...

Feb 11, 2019 / General News

Seal Makeover

February 11, 2019 Kenaitze Indian Tribal Members and employees will soon have a new Tribal seal and updated logo adorning their correspondence and clothing. Tri...

Aug 6, 2018 / General News

Paid in full

August 6, 2018 Members of the Tribal Council and Finance Committee pose July 27 with a ceremonial check at the Dena’ina Wellness Center. Pictured are Kenneth Od...

Jun 6, 2018 / General News

Traditions Carried On

June 6, 2018 Dena’ina Elder Helen Dick participates in a cloth ceremony before the First Fish Potlatch’s final dinner. The ceremony was an opportunity for the g...

Jan 23, 2018 / General News

Putting a face to the homeless

January 22, 2018 Surrounded by her belongings, Eunice Ruhl talks about her experience living as a squatter in an abandoned cabin near Kenai. The cabin has no el...

Jan 19, 2018 / General News

‘I’m here for a reason’

January 19, 2018 Eli Darien shows his dog Violet some love during a walk near their home in north Kenai. Violet has been a close companion to Darien during both...

Jul 18, 2017 / General News

Passing down the knowledge

July 18, 2017 Mary Lou Bottorff, in grey at center, shows participants how to cut salmon into strips for smoking during a Yinihugheltani workshop at the tribal ...

Feb 3, 2017 / General News

It’s a process all year

February 3, 2017 In this video, Mary Lou Bottorff, an Elder with the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, talks about how gathering, preparing and sharing traditional Alaska ...

Jan 13, 2017 / General News

Loud and fun

January 13, 2017 Julianna Wilson works to a win in the one-foot high kick event at the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Native Youth Olympics Invitational at Kenai Middl...

Oct 11, 2016 / General News

Building bonds

October 11, 2016 Nancy Nelson and Laura Hobson look at antiques in a curio store during a shopping trip. Both are participating in the tribe’s Senior Companion ...

Aug 23, 2016 / General News

Making the Kilometers Count

August 23, 2016 It’s not every day that 13-year-old Jaron Kenner gets to dress up as Star Wars hero Hans Solo. So when he had the chance to participate in the t...

Aug 9, 2016 / General News

A super race, a super cause

August 9, 2016 Get ready to channel your inner superhero. The 4th Annual CASA Superhero 5K Run/Walk is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. The race begins and en...

Jul 13, 2016 / General News

Sticking to Health

July 13, 2016 Alexandra “Sasha” Lindgren visits with Physical Therapist Paul Carlson as he affixes strips of Kinesio tape to her left leg at the Dena’ina Wellne...

Jul 1, 2016 / General News

Celebrating 100 Years

July 1, 2016 Connie Wilson remembers the moose-hunting trips and salmon-fileting sessions. Diana Zirul remembers playing piano in the entryway of her home. And ...

May 17, 2016 / General News

Spreading Their Creative Wings

May 17, 2016 Some of the area’s youngest artists have taken their work to new heights. The tribe’s Environmental Protection Program recently hosted an art works...

May 2, 2016 / General News

Putting the Net in the Water

May 2, 2016 They danced. They ate. They laughed. And for the first time this season, they put the net in the water. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe celebrated the off...

Apr 14, 2016 / General News

Coming Full Circle

April 13, 2016 In the Ts’ilq’u Circle, participants may speak when they are holding the designated talking piece. Some choose the eagle feather, others choose a...

Apr 14, 2016 / General News

Building Bridges and Computers

April 13, 2016 Blaine Hayes says he learned a lot during his time at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program’s Middle School Academy (ANSEP) at the Un...

Apr 14, 2016 / General News

Thrill of the Hunt

April 13, 2016 Riley Mosquito scrambles with other kids to find eggs on the playground at Mountain View Elementary School. Rosy-cheeked and catching her breath,...

Apr 14, 2016 / General News

Shadowing the Pros

April 13, 2016 Hannah Phillips and Jessica Segura learn about health careers this morning at the Dena’ina Wellness Center during the Kenai Chamber of Commerce J...

Apr 13, 2016 / General News

Raising Awareness

April 13, 2016 Wilma Omnik looks at educational materials during a stop at the Dena’ina Wellness Center’s health fair. She said she already saw the benefit of p...

Apr 13, 2016 / General News

When It's Time to Quit

April 13, 2016 To those who use tobacco but would like to quit, Deb Nyquist has a simple message. “When you’re ready, we’re here,” Nyquist said. The Dena’ina We...

Nov 14, 2015 / General News

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Nov 14, 2015 / General News

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Nov 14, 2015 / General News

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Nov 14, 2015 / General News

In the News

Kenaitze and Salamatof Tribes break ground on Elder housing June 1, 2026 KDLL 91.9 FM Peninsula Clarion Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons honored at vigil...