Kenaitze Indian Tribe

About 30 solemnly gathered for a vigil Monday to honor missing and murdered Indigenous women. The tribe also used the opportunity to recognize local support services that are available for victims.

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s monthly arts and crafts sale has become a hub for Native creators to sell their wares. It's the only craft fair in the region that exclusively promotes Native art.

The tribe expects to enroll up to 65 students in kindergarten through third grade. The school will be hosted at the tribe’s Kahtnuht’ana Duhdeldiht campus in Kenai.

The fund helps Alaska Native or American Indian elders in emergency situations.

Yarrow is a type of Alaska wildflower that grows prolifically and has a number of healing properties. That’s why the Kenaitze Indian Tribe recently held a traditional medicine workshop about the flower.

Youth from across Southcentral Alaska gathered in Soldotna last weekend to compete in sporting events with ties to Alaska Native culture. The Native Youth Olympics Invitational highlights skills that were needed to live a subsistence lifestyle in a competitive, yet friendly setting.

The Kenai City Council and Kenaitze Indian Tribal Council convened for their third annual joint work session to review initiatives impacting their shared constituencies.

The Dena’ina people are historically known to have lived in two styles of homes – including one type built for winter. A presentation in Soldotna last week highlighting these homes and their cultural significance.

Kenai Peninsula College hosted a discussion last week about the history of salmon and the region’s Indigenous people. The presentation drew from archaeological, explorer and oral accounts to tell the story of the Dena’ina peoples’ connection to salmon in the nineteenth century.

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe will host a free suicide prevention workshop next week. Participants will learn how to recognize the signs of suicidal ideation, how to intervene and how to develop a safety plan to connect those struggling with support.