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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon:
Women Soldiers and Patriots of the Western Frontier.
A lone Native American woman cautiously led her chestnut mare through the bluffs around Klamath Lake, an inland sea 20 miles north of the line dividing California and Oregon. The rider was Mrs. Frank “Tobey” Riddle. She belonged to the Modoc tribe that settled in the area; they called her Winema. She was known among her family and friends as one who possessed great courage and could not be intimidated by danger. She pressed on past the jagged rocks lining the transparent water, praying to the great god Ka-moo-kum-chux to give her abundant courage in the face of the certain danger that she was about to encounter.
Winema was a mediator between the Modoc people, other Indian tribes in the area, and the U. S. Army. With her skills she was able to negotiate treaties that kept the land of her ancestors in peace. Whenever that peace was threatened, her job was to set things straight. She was on her way to do just that-riding into hostile Modoc territory to persuade the chief to surrender to the cavalry.
To learn more about Winema and other women soldiers and patriots of the Western Frontier read
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon.
