The Chiricahua Apache chief, Victorio, called his sister Lozen his wise counselor and his right hand.

The Apaches believe that when she was young, the spirits blessed her with horse magic, the gift of healing and the power to see enemies at a distance.

In the Apaches' 30-year struggle to defend their homeland, they came to rely on her strength, wisdom, and supernatural abilities.

[1] Because of her gift of far-sight, she was the only unmarried woman allowed to ride with the warriors and fight alongside them.

With Geronimo and fifteen other warriors, she resisted the combined forces of the United States and Mexican armies, and the heavily armed civilian populations of New Mexico and Arizona Territories.