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Within the last week, prosecutors declined to file any charges against a Winslow, Arizona police officer who shot and killed a Navajo woman in March. Officer Austin Shipley shot Loreal Tsingine five times during a conflict that arose from a shoplifting complaint from a local convenience store. The developments revived ongoing concerns in the Navajo Nation border town and in other Native communities about racial bias and police relations. Are any solutions being discussed in any Native Nations that appear viable? What’s next for Tsingine’s family?
Coverage of the protest in Winslow, Ariz. Friday July 29, 2016 by National Native News
Guests:
David John – relative of Loreal Tsingine
Melanie Yazzie (Navajo) – PHD candidate in American studies at UNM and co-founder of the Red Nation
Lehi Jessop – highway patrol officer
LeMoine LaPointe (Sicangu Lakota) – facilitator with the Barbara Schneider Foundation and coordinator for Indigenizing Crisis Intervention Teams in Indian Country project
Break Music: Wim Ah I Wem, Tiwa (song) Gregg Analla Gregg Analla (single)
Flagstaff AZ has a citizen /police liason committee which works to deal with issues. Some here in Winslow want to establish one here. We need support for this