Yaghali du?
(Traditional Dena'ina Greeting: "How is it with you?")
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is federally recognized, under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (IRA), as amended for Alaska in 1936, as a sovereign independent nation. Tribal members number over 1236, many live on the Kenai Peninsula and in Anchorage, others live throughout Alaska and as far away as the states of New York, Florida, Texas, and California. The Tribe's Executive Council, elected at the Tribe's annual meeting to serve staggered two year terms, governs the Tribe in accordance with the Tribe's Constitution, By-Laws, Ordinances, and Resolutions. The Executive Council appoints the Executive Director to implement established Council policy and procedures through programs and services that enhance and support the continued growth and success of the Tribe. (More...)