Rod Cavanaugh, former BIA superintendent in Fort Totten, North Dakota. Photo Courtesy Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Rod Cavanaugh, the superintendent at the Bureau of Indian Affairs agency in Fort Totten, North Dakota, retired on Tuesday, The Grand Forks Herald reports. Cavanaugh told the paper that he accepted an early retirement package for "personal reasons." He has faced criticism for social service issues on the Spirit Lake Nation, where the agency is based. The BIA has taken over a social service contract from the tribe amid reports of rampant child abuse. Get the Story:
BIA superintendent, criticized by some, takes early retirement (The Grand Forks Herald 5/2)
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