Company Profile
Company Overview
Working at Kenaitze
With about 300 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe offers a wide range of career paths. We place a special emphasis on hiring Alaska Native and American Indian people, as well as increasing awareness about the Dena’ina language and culture.
Our administrative building houses tribal government, accounting, human resources, information technology, social services, grants and procurement, housing and the office of the Executive Director. The Dena’ina Wellness Center, a fully integrated healthcare facility, houses medical, dental, wellness, behavioral health, pharmacy support, physical therapy and traditional healing. Additionally, we operate an Elders facility, Early Childhood Center and youth services program.
We are located in Kenai on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, a world-renowned area for outdoor recreation.
Four core values – family, stewardship, spiritual belief and education – help shape our decisions and guide all we do. Our mission is to assure Kahtnuht’ana Dena’ina thrive forever.
Company History
About the Kenaitze Indian Tribe
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe was federally recognized as a sovereign, independent nation in 1971 under the Indian Reorganization Act as amended for Alaska. Today, we have more than 1,600 tribal members who live across the Kenai Peninsula and beyond. We employ about 300 full-time and part-time employees.
The tribe delivers a variety of programs and services that promote the wellness of our people and the community. In 2014, we opened the 52,000-square-foot Dena’ina Wellness Center, a fully integrated healthcare facility offering a wide range of services beneath one roof. We also operate a tribal justice system, early childhood education center, Elders center, social services program, and more.