Tucson Festival of Books

Stanley Milford Jr.


Stanley Milford Jr. graduated from the United States Indian Police Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, NM, and worked continuously as a sworn law enforcement officer for over twenty-three years. He served as the delegated Chief Navajo Ranger for over two years through March of 2019. While with the Navajo Rangers, Milford oversaw a section called the Special Projects Unit (SPU), whose responsibilities included the investigation of cases that did not fit within everyday parameters of law enforcement or criminal investigation, many of which involved reports of the paranormal or supernatural. After leaving the Navajo Rangers, Stan served as the senior investigator for the Navajo Nation’s White Collar Crime Unit.

Communities: Arizona Author, Indigenous or Native American


Scheduled events:
Close Encounters with the Paranormal
Dive into a conversation with Stanley Milford Jr. (of Navajo and Cherokee descent) about his book The Paranormal Ranger, a memoir of his time serving as a law enforcement officer and Chief Navajo Ranger for the Navajo Nation, and his experience investigating cases of the paranormal and unexplained.

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Stanley Milford Jr.
Amplifying Indigenous Voices
Andrea L. Rogers (Cherokee), Daniel W. Vandever (Diné), Stanley Milford Jr. (of Navajo and Cherokee descent), and Tom Holm (Creek/Cherokee) discuss their recent books, steeped in indigenous experiences past, present, and future.

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Tom Holm, Stanley Milford Jr., Andrea Rogers, Daniel Vandever
Moderator: Lucero Ramirez

Book:
The Paranormal Ranger
A Navajo Investigator's Search for the Unexplained
Nuestras Raices
HarperCollins Publishers
October 2024
ISBN 9780063371057
256 pages