Stories

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 mandates and keep our Tribal Members, families and employees safe, Read More

In March, all households across Alaska should receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census. The Census, conducted every 10 years, is more than a population count. One use of this information Is for the allocation of federal funding. Read More

Dena’ina Wellness Center (DWC) was notified on Saturday, March 28th, by the Alaska State Public Health Laboratory of its first positive case of COVID-19.  The person was tested at DWC earlier this week. Read More

Important Message to our Elders
March 13, 2020
A message to our Elders:
To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and to protect our Elders, the Tribe has made the decision to close Tyotkas Elder Center starting Monday, Read More

Important Message to the Families We Serve
March 13, 2020
A message to the families we serve:
To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and to protect vulnerable members of our community, Read More

Important Message to Our Health Care Beneficiaries
March 13, 2020
Hello,
As many of you are aware, COVID-19 (caused by a new coronavirus) is now affecting many people in America. The Kenaitze Tribal Council and Kahtnuht’ana Dena’ina Health Board (KDHB) are reaching out to you to provide accurate information about the outbreak and prevention measures to help contain this disease. Read More

 
One of the best parts of Amanda Burg-Rice’s job as an Individual Skill Provider comes at the end of the school year.
“Schools have assemblies and talent shows. My favorite thing is seeing kids who would never have been able to manage participating, Read More

Here’s an exciting opportunity for job seekers: We are expanding our Behavioral Health department’s youth services to additional schools and need nine new Individual Skills Providers and two new Case Managers. Read More

Soldotna woman celebrates smoke-free anniversary

Kandy Dushkin has overcome many challenges in her life. She can add quitting a 40-year habit to the list.
Dushkin recently celebrated a year of being smoke-free with a gathering at the Dena’ina Wellness Center. Read More

Tribe launches Early Head Start program

Samuel Semaken is a bundle of energy.
On this particular Wednesday morning, that energy is focused on applying paint to paper. The lesson had started with painting ice cubes before moving to painting paper, Read More