"Darla Leslie, president of the Native American Journalists Association, resigned Saturday, saying in a message posted Monday on Facebook, "I believe NAJA is on the verge of financial ruin. My resignation is a reflection of the inability, in my opinion, of our Board of Directors to take immediate action to remedy this situation."

Leslie said she took the action at NAJA's annual retreat in Norman, Okla. Board member Brent Merrill also resigned. A separate note from Jeff Harjo, NAJA's executive director, said that Vice President Rhonda LeValdo, whom Leslie defeated in LeValdo's bid for re-election in July, would assume presidency of the organization.

"The NAJA Board of Directors wishes to express its sincere gratitude to Darla Leslie and Brent Merrill for their service to NAJA," LeValdo said in the note from Harjo. "Their presence will be missed.""

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Richard Prince's Journal-isms: Darla Leslie Cites Frustration With Native Journalists Board (The Maynard Institute 11/14)