Kuilix

Father Nicholas Point, a Jesuit priest who witnessed the battle, wrote: The first Pend Oreille to dash out at the enemy was a woman named Kuilix, 'The Red One,' ...

Her bravery surprised the warriors who were humiliated and indignant because it was a woman who had led the charge, and so they threw themselves into the breach where nature's shelter had protected the enemy.

Four of the enemy—some claim it was only two—managed to escape death by hiding in the thickets, but the rest were massacred on the spot.Kuilix also took part in battle against the Crow tribe in 1846.

Father Point also described this incident: The famous Kuilix ... accompanied by a few braves and armed with an axe, gave chase to a whole squadron of Crows.

'Women of both the Pend d'Oreille and the related Flathead tribe traditionally took an active role in warfare, frequently entering into a battle.