(Salem, OR) -- A federal audit finds the Chemawa Indian School in Salem mismanaged over a million dollars. The audit was conducted by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Interior. It found the school mismanaged nearly 600-thousand dollars in students' personal money, and purchased 593-thousand dollars in inappropriate items that include excavating equipment, a pole barn, and a horse trailer. The audit also shows the Bureau of Indian Affairs failed to conduct financial oversight of the school. The audit makes 26 recommendations for improvement.