Justice for the Family of Debra Marie Blackcrow: California Governor Reverses the Decision to Commute Sentence by Rae Rose

Shantel Hayes has been fighting for her mother and sister’s right to justice since their murder on March 10th, 1997. Shantel was just a child when she lost her mother. Her mother and baby sister’s murder forced Shantel to grow up fast. Shantel has had to fight a hard uphill and painful battle to keep their murderer behind bars.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansFebruary 1, 2021Debra Marie Blackcrow, Last Real Indians, Rae Rose, California, Gov Newsome, MMIW, MMIWG

Family of Debra Blackcrow Demands Justice as California Governor set to Release her Murderer by Rae Rose

The California Parole Board along with Governor Gavin Newson have agreed to release the murderer of an indigenous woman.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansNovember 3, 2020Rae Rose, Debra Marie Blackcrow, Last Real Indians, California, Gov Newsome

About Debra BlackCrow, My Mother by Shantel Haynes

Debra Marie BlackCrow was born in Wyoming on September 11, 1958 to an Arapaho mother and an Oglala Lakota father. Debra’s mother, Esther Addison BlackCrow, was one of the children that were forced to live in the boarding schools and had to bare witness to the horrors inflicted upon the children by the nuns and priests.

California Governor Commutes Sentence of Murderer of an Indigenous Woman, Family Demands Justice by Rae Rose

On March 10th, 1997 Shantel Haynes, her sister, and two younger brothers lost their loving mother in the most brutal and cruelest way possible. Debra Marie Blackcrow and her unborn daughter Samara were murdered.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansSeptember 28, 2020Rae Rose, Last Real Indians, California, Shantel Haynes, Debra Marie Blackcrow, MMIW, Lakota