Dahteste: The Apache Spy Who Outsmarted the Army

One Apache woman walked into U.S. Army camps while secretly feeding Geronimo every move

they made. Her name was Dahteste. Chiricahua Apache. Warrior, rider,

scout. Close ally of the legendary Lozen. She spoke fluent English and Apache,

which made her valuable to both sides. But what made her lethal was her mind. The Army trusted

her as a translator. They thought she wanted peace. They had no idea she was playing

them from the inside. During negotiations, she memorized troop movements, supply routes,

attack plans. Then she crossed enemy lines and handed everything to her people.

She helped Geronimo escape capture over and over by stalling the Army with words while warriors slipped