"Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia is defending his decision to fire the executive secretary of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, a move that’s angered some activists in Indian country.

But at a meeting Wednesday, Garcia maintained his decision followed consultation about her job performance with the leaders of the state’s two tribes.

Earlier this month, Carol Harvey was abruptly fired from her post as the Hickenlooper Administration’s top liason between state government and Colorado tribal leaders. Harvey was a holdover appointee from Governor Bill Ritter, but gained notoriety under this administration for her work on urban Indian poverty and her efforts to address the high drop-out rates of native students."

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