Whistleblower Fired After Complaining About Leader's ‘Kick-a-Hoe' Joke at Dallas Tribal Center

Native American community members are calling for two leaders of the Urban Inter-Tribal Center of Texas to be fired after they allegedly used anti-Native racial slurs during a staff meeting this month.The Intertribal Community Council of Texas spoke out against the center, which offers health services and job training, after a staff member reported that the center’s interim chief executive officer and clinical director made the remarks during a leadership meeting.In a letter to the center's human resources director, Veronica Arredondo accused interim CEO Kendria Taylor of responding to community concerns about the center by saying she is part of the “Kick-a-Hoe” tribe.  Continue reading...