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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2002

There have been eight assistant secretaries for Indian Affairs since the position was created in 1977. Nearly half have quit unexpectedly, The Lincoln Journal Star reports.

"It was probably the most challenging, frustrating and fulfilling experience in my professional career," Forrest Gerard, the first to hold the position and the first to resign from it, told the paper.

Ada Deer was the second to resign during the Clinton administration. Neal McCaleb, who will leave by the end of the year, is the third.

Get the Story:
McCaleb leaves BIA rudderless at a key juncture (The Lincoln Journal Star 11/24)
Official Involved In Tribal Rulings To Leave Federal Post (The Hartford Courant 11/24)
Interior official calls it quits (Federal Computer Week 11/25)

Relevant Documents:
McCaleb resigning from BIA (11/22) | Secretary Norton Statement (11/22) | Hansen: Statement on Neal McCaleb (11/22)

Relevant Links:
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Cobell v. Norton, Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/cases/cobell/index.htm
Indian Trust, Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust

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