Navajo Cops
When strange howls come from the mountains or justice needs to be brought to the Navajo people, the Navajo Nation Cops are on the scene.
Through six episodes of “Navajo Cops”, a show picked up by National Geographic Television featuring the lives and work of Navajo officers on the reservation, viewers got a backstage pass on what patrolling the Navajo reservation is like.
The show, produced by Sam Dolan and Flight 33 Productions, aired a pilot in May 2011 that gained so much attention that more episodes were in high demand.
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
This week was the season finale of Navajo Cops and I missed it! I'm not sure how many of you out there were in the same twilight zone I was in but when I checked the TV guide it was all about how to survive an apocalypse or something of the sort.
Navajo Cops are back and they aren't messing around in this week's episode. The first call takes viewers to Fort Defiance, Ariz., where Officer Toddy attends to a man that claims somebody tried to stab him. Cops arrive to find the man intoxicated and as they search the house they find another man in hiding. The house has a reputation that involves drugs and apparently the guy in hiding realizes this because cops find him with weapons. Might as well be stealth and protected.
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
While I was home on Spring Break driving around the area I kept my eyes peeled for the Navajo Cops that i've seen on TV every week, but there was one cop in particular that I was hoping to see-Officer Christopher Holgate.
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
In Navajo Cops this week viewers are exposed to a major problem happening in Navajo and Indian Country that shouldn't be happening at all- domestic disputes. These disputes aren't just happening to spouses but to other family members. In many Native cultures family is the key to wealth, health and success. It is a sacred privilege that shouldn't be taken for granted.
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
This week the Navajo Cops take a break from hunting “The Howler" and take on a possible homicide case in a two-hour special. They leave you hanging on through out the first episode trying to figure out what happened and the only clues they give you is a shallow grave, a bag containing gloves and blood. Oh, and not to mention a cop finding the head of something right before they cut to a commercial break.
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
The second episode of Navajo Cops on National Geographic had me on the edge of my seat, and more than a little homesick.
The episode started in Window Rock, Ariz. with a foot pursuit as a cop runs through a small pond of brown water (Oh, muddy water how I miss you). He followed the suspect to a house and removed a window screen only to find the guy, who claimed to have beaten a man in self-defense.
By Stacy Thacker, Universtiy of Montana
National Geographic has decided to air six episodes of Navajo Cops, a hour long TV show that follows Navajo officers as they fight crime on the Navajo reservation. The March 12 premiere had me excited and home sick at the same time.
