William Rhodes, the governor of the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, has been suspended by the tribal council for three weeks.

No information was available about the suspension, The Arizona Republic reported. But Rhodes has faced controversy since he took over in January.

First, he fired or replaced several department directors whom he accused of corruption and revamped the tribal newspaper in hopes of giving it more independence. More recently, he pushed the tribe to study a state highway even through tribal members and leaders have repeatedly rejected it in the past.

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Gila River governor suspended (The Arizona Republic 6/1)

Relevant Links:
Gila River Indian Community - http://www.gric.nsn.us
Gila River Indian Community economic development - http://www.gilariverdevelopment.com

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