Chemawa Indian School Superintenden Leaves For Job in South Dakota

A troubled Salem boarding school for Native American students has lost its leader.

Lora Braucher had been superintendent at Chemawa Indian School since 2014. She arrived with a reputation as a turnaround specialist and pledging to have a long tenure at Chemawa, which had seen a decade of near-constant turnover in the superintendent's office.

But as recently as last month, U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, met with Braucher on campus and afterward said they felt she was being more collaborative.

"I was encouraged today by the conversations with the administration, finding places where we could work with them to help," Bonamici told reporters after meeting with Braucher.