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How do you get around? The Kenaitze Indian Tribe wants to know.
The Tribe’s draft Long-Range Transportation Plan is available for public comment. The Tribe will host an online meeting at 10 a.m. Nov. 17 to present the plan updates, collect comments from the community and discuss the future of the Tribe’s transportation program.
Use this link to join the meeting online: https://meet.lync.com/bristol-companies.com/jwander/KBMQBBJ7. You can call into the meeting at 907-313-2185, Read More

We are working to identify hazard mitigation projects that will reduce the effects of hazards as we develop our All-Hazards Mitigation Plan. We need your input to ensure that we are addressing your concerns. In past surveys, you identified earthquakes, fires, and severe weather as the top three hazards in the region.
The survey can be found here and will be open until Nov. 21, 2020. Read More

It’s the season for Elderly and disabled Tribal Members living in the Tribe’s service area to contact our Housing department to get on the sanding and snowplowing list for winter. Please call 335-7228 for details on how the program works. Read More

The Tribe’s Transportation program continues to evolve to meet changing needs.
“It’s an ever-changing machine,” said Brandi Bell, the Tribe’s Transportation Coordinator. “We don’t do as much of some things right now, but other areas are exploding.”
For example, the program has always focused on transporting Elders to the Dena’ina Wellness Center for appointments, to Tyotkas Elder Center for lunch and activities, and into town for “essential life activities” such as trips to the grocery store, Read More

Kenaitze Indian Tribe is now accepting public comments for the FY20 CSBG Tribal CARES Act Plan. Please submit comments to Roberta Turner at rturner@kenaitze.org or at Kenaitze Indian Tribe, Attn: Roberta Turner, P.O. Box 988, Kenai, AK 99611 by 5 p.m. Alaska Time, Sept. 28, 2020.
Download FY20 CSBG Tribal CARES Act Plan – Fillable PDF Read More

Kenaitze Tribal Court is seeking Tribal Members interested in serving as a Tribal Court Judges. Being a Tribal Court Judge requires a heart to serve, compassion, integrity, the ability to maintain confidentiality, and the ability to look at each case objectively while remaining fair and impartial.
Thorough training is provided to all judges and begins with the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Court Code. Judges must be willing to travel out of Alaska for continuing education and conferences. Read More

Time is running out to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census. Don’t miss this opportunity to help your community. The Census, conducted every 10 years, is more than a population count. One use of this information is for the allocation of federal funding.
In the case of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, the accuracy and completeness of the demographics gathered in the census process will be essential to ensure that the Tribe receives the appropriate share of the funding in our service area.  Read More

Kenaitze Indian Tribe invites members of the public to review and comment on its revised Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program plan for fiscal year 2021. Grant documents are available by appointment by calling 907-335-7600.
Comments may be submitted by email to socialservices@kenaitze.org; by mail to Kenaitze Indian Tribe, attention Social Services, P.O. Box 988, Kenai, AK 99611; by fax to 907-202-8359; or left in the drop box at 1001 Mission Ave., Read More

We are accepting applications the Early Head Start and Head Start preschool programs for the upcoming school year.
Early Head Start is a no-fee, home-based program serving pregnant mothers, infants and toddlers up to age 3. Early Head Start staff schedule weekday home visits year-round.
Head Start/Alaska Native Education Preschool is a no-fee, classroom program for children age 3 or 4 by Sept. 1. Head Start preschool classes run from 8 a.m. Read More