Baker retires from National Park Service
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- Category: First Nations & International News
- Published: 12 July 2010
Rapid City, South Dakota (AP) July 2010
Former Mount Rushmore National Memorial Superintendent Gerard Baker has retired from the National Park Service, less than three months after he was named assistant Park Service director for Native American relations.
Acting Superintendent Hugh Dougher says Baker retired effective July 3 because of lingering health issues. Baker suffered a stroke last November, returning to his job as Mount Rushmore superintendent in January.
In April, Park Service Director Jon Jarvis named Baker to represent him and the agency with tribes across the country, working on cultural and natural resource issues.
Baker is a member of North Dakotas Mandan and Hidatsa tribes and grew up on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. He became Mount Rushmores first American Indian superintendent in 2004.
Former Mount Rushmore National Memorial Superintendent Gerard Baker has retired from the National Park Service, less than three months after he was named assistant Park Service director for Native American relations.
Acting Superintendent Hugh Dougher says Baker retired effective July 3 because of lingering health issues. Baker suffered a stroke last November, returning to his job as Mount Rushmore superintendent in January.
In April, Park Service Director Jon Jarvis named Baker to represent him and the agency with tribes across the country, working on cultural and natural resource issues.
Baker is a member of North Dakotas Mandan and Hidatsa tribes and grew up on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. He became Mount Rushmores first American Indian superintendent in 2004.