Thursday, October 25, 2018

NCAI Executive director Jackie Pata Sidelined Amid Concerns About #MeToo Investigation

Sad news this week.  I've met her, nice woman, dedicated.

Jackie Pata, the highest-ranking staffer at the National Congress of American Indians, has been placed on leave as questions mount about her handling of a #MeToo scandal and other long-standing employee complaints.

As they prepare for a milestone conference in Denver, Colorado, tribal leaders who serve on NCAI's executive committee made the decision to suspend Pata on Saturday. She will be sidelined pending the results of an investigation into allegations of staff misconduct, one of the issues that Indianz.Com has reported on over the last two months.

Read MORE HERE at INDIANZ.COM

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