Navajo Nation council delegates say they aren't surprised an administrative law judge ruled in their favor in a dispute over a Bureau of Indian Affairs school.
The council's Education Committee transferred control of the Kayenta Community School from a school board to another entity after discovering excessive travel expenses. This led
the BIA to take control of the school. The Navajo Nation's executive branch backed the BIA.
But a Department of Interior judge last week ruled that BIA official Aurene Martin ignored the law. The judge recommended the BIA return control to the Navajo Nation.
Get the Story:
DOI orders BIA out of Kayenta
(The Farmington Daily Times 3/24)
Relevant Links:
Kayenta Community School - http://www.kcs.bia.edu
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Wednesday, March 24, 2004
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