Chemawa Indian School

Volunteers gathered on Memorial Day to clean the neglected Chemawa Cemetery, which had become an overgrown dumping ground.

The Interior Department’s inspector general blamed both school administrators and federal supervisors for poor accounting and oversight.

The financial inquiry by the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General is the latest review of Chemawa Indian School in Salem.

Pressure on the school hit a pinnacle in May following a tense hearing on Capitol Hill. But after a recent Congressional visit, Oregon representatives emphasized they're on the same side as school leaders.

Democrats from Oregon’s congressional delegation are turning up the heat on federal officials responsible for Chemawa Indian School.

Lawmakers and tribal representatives met with the federal school's leadership and emerged with both immediate and long-range plans to overhaul the Salem boarding school.

Months after demanding answers about problems at a federal boarding school for Native American students, Oregon’s congressional delegation hasn’t gotten a response.

Oregon’s federal boarding school for Native Americans drew further scrutiny Wednesday at a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Chemawa Indian School sits behind walls both figurative and literal, creating a culture of secrecy that tribal leaders say locks in students and locks out the public.

Chemawa staff members said they've observed nepotism and favoritism from federal overseers. And Chemawa's lack of Native administrators has some students feeling underserved.