Dahteste (Unerasure #12)

No one aided Lozen’s campaign against the U.S. Army, like Dahteste. Dahteste was a scout, messenger and mediator (traditionally male roles). They were married and fought alongside their husband, and also their “battle buddy” Lozen.

Dahteste spent eight years as a prisoner of war at Fort Marion and 19 years at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Upon their release, they relocated to Whitetail on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. They owned many sheep (a sign of wealth to many Southwestern tribes) and had a hired man to help keep them. They were often seen riding around the reservation in a pickup, dressed in full regalia. They outplayed everyone in baseball and lived in peace on Mescalero Reservation until their death in 1955.

Reference: KQED