Around 1860, Diltche was captured by another tribe and sold into slavery, taken far away from her home in north-eastern Arizona. She ended up at a hacienda in Baja, Mexico. She probably started planning her escape from day one. And looking back, she never really had much of a chance.
History tells us she hoarded food, but how much can one small woman carry on a journey that could take months? She left the hacienda with a couple other women who also wanted their freedom, but those women were c
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