In some cases, money that belonged to individual Indians and tribes was deposited in slush funds through accounts set up under phony names. There are thirty recent incidents in which federal employees were allegedly involved in theft, embezzlement and fraud on Indian reservations, yet few were prosecuted. BIA sponsored Indian programs failed to improve the economies of reservations, and the BIA failed to provide quality education for Indian children. Housing programs are riddled with scandal, and housing in many areas is shockingly substandard.
Indian health remains poor, with diabetes reaching epidemic proportions on some reservations.
The BIA cannot manage its own money, or account for millions in equipment and supplies. He was fired by BIA for speaking honest words, and went through years of fruitless appeals with an alphabet-soup of federal agencies, none of which would grant a hearing on the merits of his case. Still, his raised voice has produced some results. Henry continued his appeals through the federal court system, including the U.S. Supreme Court, without legal help, and still his case was never heard. Henry wrote to many news organizations.