Chanlyut helps men hit reset, learn to ‘live life on life’s terms’

Chanlyut director Bill Tsurnos sits in the living room of the residential re-education program. Hillman/KSKA
Sometimes starting over means more than just looking for a new job or a new place to live. It means relearning how to “live life on life’s terms,” says Bill Tsurnos, the director of Chanlyut. The free, two-year intensive residential program in Anchorage run by Cook Inlet Tribal Council is helping men do just that.
Tsurnos sits in a bright, airy common room, his late uncl