Lozen was sister to cheif victorio and a Chiricahua warrior and - TopicsExpress



          

Lozen was sister to cheif victorio and a Chiricahua warrior and medicine woman... victorio considered his sister wise counselor and right hand... He said she had the strength of a man and was a shield to her people... even in a society possessing extraordinary courage, endurance, and skill , she was unique... The apache believed when she was young the spirits possessed her with horse magic, the gift of healing, and the ability to see enemies @ a distance... In the apaches 30 year struggle to defend their homeland they came to rely on her strength, wisdom and supernatural abilities.... Because of her far- sight, she was the only in married woman allowed to ride and fight alongside warriors... After Victorios death she joined Geronimos band.... With Geronimo and 15 other warriors she resisted combined forces of US and Mexican armies as well as heavily armed civilian population of New Mexico and Az territories... She and the 16 warriors and 17 women and children held out against a total of about 9,000 men...
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 04:11:28 +0000

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