Our Stories

Denełchin Success Stories: Jeremiah Johnson Jeremiah started his journey at the Denełchin Lab as a participant. His quiet confidence and eagerness to learn eventually landed him a summer internship there. He quickly became a valued member of the team – taking on new projects, bringing a...

LIHEAP FY27 Proposal   PUBLIC NOTICE: July 24 - August 24Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) invites Tribal citizens, program participants, partner organizations, and members of the public to review and comment on its proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Plan.Please consider...

Brittany Vo grew up spending summers and winters in St. Mary’s on the lower Yukon River with her family. But as her grandparents got older and moved to the city, those trips stopped, and she began to feel disconnected from her culture. ...

When Denise Polk arrived at CITC a few years ago, she was pregnant and experiencing homelessness. Now she works full-time for the organization, helping others navigate the same services that changed her own life....

When Inga Garcia joined the Clare Swan Early Learning Center (CSELC) Teacher Training Program, she was looking for a way to pursue early childhood education without sacrificing time with her family. What she found was a career-changing opportunity that would earn her national credentials, a...

The future of tribal leadership took center stage this August at CITC's Fall Tribal Youth Leadership Summit, where emerging leaders gathered to explore how ancestral wisdom can guide contemporary community action. This transformative gathering demonstrated that the strongest leadership emerges when traditional knowledge meets modern...