09 Aug An Advocate for Herself
Maggie Fairbanks spent her life dodging the police. But when she decided to make a change, even her parole officer was inspired to help her...
Blog
01 Aug GOTNV Op-Ed: The Open Primary reflects the voting preferences of Alaska Native communities
In 2022, Alaska became the first state in the country to run a top-four open primary in tandem with an instant runoff general election. Alaska also happens to have the largest proportion of Native peoples in the nation, followed by Oklahoma and New Mexico. Closed primaries were a...
01 Aug Partner Spotlight: Bean’s Cafe
Since working with the Supported Work Experience program, which pays employee salaries for six months while they learn on the job, Bean's Cafe has permanently hired five program participants, and plans to hire more...
26 Jul Credit Where Credit’s Due
Like a lot of students who experienced their high school years during COVID, Ibrahim Yamani had a hard time doing classes online. When his teachers warned he might not graduate on time, Ibri turned to CITC's credit recovery courses...
22 Jul Learning from Our Ancestors
In this summer’s Indigenous Water Technologies camp, high schoolers research the past and build upon it with modern tools...
08 Jul There from the Beginning
Through a partnership with Southcentral Foundation, CITC staff with recovery experience are leading detoxification groups--and supporting others on their recovery journey from day one...
24 Jun Fishing for Connection
Families learned to prepare their new dip nets for fishing as part of CITC's cultural outreach programming...
12 Jun GOTNV Op-Ed: Strengthening Democracy: Native Vote Partners to Boost Voter Registration
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act, through which America’s First Peoples gained the right to vote. As the First Peoples of a young state, Alaska Natives don’t share that same milestone, but the actions of Elizabeth Peratrovich and the Alaska Native...
06 Jun Alaska’s Future Leaders Take a Look Back
CITC's annual Tribal Youth Leadership Summit connected young future leaders with some of the architects of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act...
13 May CITC’s 2023 Community Impact Report
In 2023, CITC grew its services to reach even more individuals and families. With more than 50 programs across five core service areas, along with three affiliate organizations, we helped our people build a clear path to a thriving future. Learn more about our impact in...