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1. Gathering Space and check-in desk. This area can be confi gured to host large gatherings.

2. The Oculus. A beautiful sculpture has been commissioned and will be suspended from its center.

3. Demonstration Kitchen. Wellness professionals will use this area to teach healthy cooking and food preparation. Interactive audio/video equipment can record presentations.

4. Activity Area. Wellness professionals will use this area to teach healthy activities. This room showcases some of the 43,000 board feet of 100-year-old Wards Cove Cannery wood used in the building.

5. Fans, boilers and other mechanical equipment is located in this area.

6. Restroom tilework inspired by Dena’ina bead patterns.7. Laboratory, x-ray and storage is in this area.8. Shared Workspace. Medical, Behavioral Health

and Wellness professionals work together in clusters we call neighborhoods.

9. Exam, Treatment, Talk and Play Observation rooms are arranged in this area.

10. Group Consultation rooms will allow healthcare professionals to meet with the entire family in one comfortable place.

11. Grand staircase to the second fl oor. Proceed upstairs here or use the elevators located near No. 6 on the map below.

12. Dental Reception area overlooking the Gathering Space and the Oculus.

13. Classrooms can be confi gured for small or large groups. Projectors here and elsewhere in the building can both display and record presentations.

14. Dental operatories are arranged here.15. Additional classrooms and the Kenaitze Indian

Tribe’s Executive Council Chamber are here.

BY THE NUMBERS • 52,000 square foot, two-story

building sits on 4+ acres• 15 exam rooms • 4 treatment rooms• 4 consultation rooms• 13 talking rooms• 10 dental operatories • 6 classrooms• 1 demonstration kitchen

DESIGNInterior incorporates historical materials, including 100-year-old wood reclaimed from the Wards Cove Cannery on the south bank of the Kenai River, a landmark familiar to many tribal members

Yaghanen – the good land – is mimicked by the use of colors and textures found in the Kenaitze region, starting with the ocean shore in the Gathering Space, into the forest colors of exam rooms, and then to the mountains on the second fl oor dental area

Agates inset in the fl ooring bordering the Gathering Space were collected by tribal members from Cook Inlet Beaches

Dena’ina names are used for all areas of the building; for example, the Endoscopy and Treatment

room is also named Bihnil’ihi t’uh – One Looks Inside Place

Exterior design elements are drawn from traditional Dena’ina fi sh drying racks; stone is from Hope

ENVIRONMENTALBuilding has been built to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certifi cation; highlights include: • a light harvesting system that

controls lighting as needed based on natural conditions

• site water runoff is collected and used to water low maintenance

Dena’ina Wellness Center Tour Guide Fun Facts

native vegetation that was gathered locally

• building runoff is collected in a tank below the facility for use in toilets

• exterior lighting is designed to minimize light pollution

PROJECTOne of three projects nationwide to receive the highly competitive Indian Health Service (IHS) Joint Venture Award in FY2011

Construction is on Old Town Kenai land purchased parcel by parcel by Kenaitze Indian Tribe

Designed and constructed by the Tribe in consultation with Elders, employees and customers

FUNDINGIHS funding supports operation and maintenance for a minimum of 20 years

Major funders include the State of Alaska, Cook Inlet Region Inc., the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the Rasmuson Foundation and The Alaska Mental Health Trust